A Fabergé varicolor gold, enamel and carved hardstone vinaigrette egg pendant, workmaster Henrik Wigström, St. Petersburg, 1903-1904

decorated with finely chased leaves and applied with sienna red enamel reserves within white opaque enamel borders above bands of red gold and rose-cut diamonds, set with pale blue chalcedony, struck with workmaster's initials, 72 standard, scratched inventory number 8065  

Sold Sotheby's London, 27 November 2007, lot 528.

overall excellent condition; the interior roomy enough to hold cotton soaked with perfume (the intent of the original design) and lined with a non-noble metal that would not be damaged by perfume; one of the panels of salmon transparent enamel with a small back dot (possibly inherent), one of the white bands with two small cracks visible under magnification; would benefit from a professional cleaning;
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For a comparable egg set with a paler hardstone, see Bonham's London, Fine Jewellery, 5 December 2002, lot 56.