A Fabergé gold and champlevé enamel Easter egg pendant, workmaster Erik Kollin, St Petersburg, circa 1890

A Fabergé gold and champlevé enamel Easter egg pendant, workmaster Erik Kollin, St Petersburg, circa 1890

the polished gold body decorated with geometric motifs in green, white and blue opaque enamel, a blue enamel rhombus centred with the letters XV in Cyrillic for 'Christos Voskrese' (Christ has risen) between two rose-cut diamonds, struck to the loop with workmaster's initials, 56 standard

height excl. loop 1.8cm;¾in.