A Fabergé jewelled gold, guilloché enamel and rock crystal egg pendant, workmaster Michael Perkhin, St Petersburg, circa 1890

Property from a Private American Collection

A Fabergé jewelled gold, guilloché enamel and rock crystal egg pendant, workmaster Michael Perkhin, St Petersburg, circa 1890

the rock crystal body engraved with a mistletoe wreath on both sides, an enamelled section between the body and loop with alternating panels of translucent red and opaque white enamel, separated from the rock crystal body by a row of rose-cut diamonds, struck to the loop with workmaster's initials in Cyrillic, 56 standard

1.8cm; 15/16 in.