{"id":1342,"date":"2014-04-18T12:41:59","date_gmt":"2014-04-18T16:41:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/?p=1342"},"modified":"2021-12-15T01:02:54","modified_gmt":"2021-12-15T06:02:54","slug":"antique-faberge-easter-eggs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/antique-faberge-easter-eggs\/","title":{"rendered":"The Hunt is On: 12 Rare, Bejeweled Antique Eggs for Easter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For those of us out of grammar school \u2014 and cognizant of our sugar intake \u2014 the pleasures of Easter may seem few and far between. But perhaps it&#8217;s time to revisit the notion of the Easter Egg hunt, and substantially raise the stakes. As in, forgo eggs of the hand-dyed, hard-boiled variety in favor of the cloisonn\u00e9 and enameled shells made by the House of Faberg\u00e9 and other producers in pre-Revolutionary Russia.<\/p>\n<p>In its most specific form, the term &#8220;Faberg\u00e9 egg&#8221; refers to the approximately 50 eggs fabricated by Karl Faberg\u00e9 for the Tsars Alexander III and Nicholas II of Russia between 1885 and 1917. Commissioned annually, the eggs were presented as Easter gifts to Romanov wives and mothers, who delighted at the miniaturized jewels, figurines, and timepieces that were carefully hidden inside. To the contemporary eye, the eggs look unbelievably embellished and ornate. At the time, however, Karl Faberg\u00e9 considered his creations to be understated, elegant counterpoints to the huge gemstones favored by other jewelers.<\/p>\n<p>The Imperial eggs themselves were never profitable for Faberg\u00e9. Collector and expert Christopher &#8220;Kip&#8221; Forbes explains how these items served as proto-branding tools for the house: &#8220;Russia was growing as an industrial power, and Faberg\u00e9 was catering to this whole class of nouveau riche Russians. The Imperial eggs were his loss leaders to give him the cachet. But the cash was all coming from these newly minted millionaires in Russia.&#8221; That&#8217;s a marketing strategy that resonates with today&#8217;s luxury brands.<\/p>\n<p>Here we&#8217;ve rounded up a dozen \u2014 naturally \u2014 eggs from 1stdibs that exemplify the meticulous craftsmanship and superlative materials of Faberg\u00e9 and his peers. Though none of these items come from the official Imperial set, they certainly lend a note of elevated grandeur to a basket of cellophane grass and Cadbury sweets.<\/p>\n\t<div class=\"slideshow\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"393\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Russian-Plique-a-jour-Enamel-Easter-Egg-Moscow-1908.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Russian Plique-a-Jour Enamel Egg from Moscow, 1908.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Russian-Plique-a-jour-Enamel-Easter-Egg-Moscow-1908.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Russian-Plique-a-jour-Enamel-Easter-Egg-Moscow-1908-445x350.jpg 445w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Russian-Plique-a-jour-Enamel-Easter-Egg-Moscow-1908-120x94.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Russian-Plique-a-jour-Enamel-Easter-Egg-Moscow-1908-150x117.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide-caption-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Surprise! This colorful <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/jewelry\/russian-plique-jour-enamel-easter-egg-moscow-1908\/id-j_54494\/\" target=\"_blank\">plique-a-jour egg<\/a> transforms into two matching stands. From Moscow, 1908. From John Atzbach Antiques.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"767\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Russian-Ruby-Enameled-Easter-Egg-Pendant.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Russian-Ruby-Enameled-Easter-Egg-Pendant.jpg 512w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Russian-Ruby-Enameled-Easter-Egg-Pendant-234x350.jpg 234w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Russian-Ruby-Enameled-Easter-Egg-Pendant-80x120.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Russian-Ruby-Enameled-Easter-Egg-Pendant-100x150.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide-caption-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/jewelry\/necklaces\/drop-necklaces\/russian-ruby-enamelled-easter-egg-pendant-circa-1900\/id-j_178606\/\" target=\"_blank\">Enameled guilloch\u00e9 pendant with square-cut ruby. <\/a> From St. Petersburg, circa 1900. From dealer Marie E. Betteley. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Grand-Duchess-Xenia-Miniature-Faberge-Egg.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Miniature Faberge egg pendant in carved red jasper.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Grand-Duchess-Xenia-Miniature-Faberge-Egg.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Grand-Duchess-Xenia-Miniature-Faberge-Egg-259x350.jpg 259w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Grand-Duchess-Xenia-Miniature-Faberge-Egg-89x120.jpg 89w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Grand-Duchess-Xenia-Miniature-Faberge-Egg-111x150.jpg 111w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide-caption-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/jewelry\/objets-dart-vertu\/models-miniatures\/grand-duchess-xenia-miniature-egg-faberge\/id-j_158160\/\" target=\"_blank\">miniature Faberg\u00e9 egg pendant in carved red jasper<\/a> has particular historical significance: the cypher on the front indicates that it belonged to a Romanov princess. From dealer Romanov Russia.  <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"565\" height=\"698\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rare-Russian-Rose-Gold-Egg-Pendant.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rare-Russian-Rose-Gold-Egg-Pendant.jpg 565w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rare-Russian-Rose-Gold-Egg-Pendant-283x350.jpg 283w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rare-Russian-Rose-Gold-Egg-Pendant-97x120.jpg 97w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rare-Russian-Rose-Gold-Egg-Pendant-121x150.jpg 121w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 565px) 100vw, 565px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide-caption-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>An elegantly simple <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/jewelry\/necklaces\/drop-necklaces\/rare-russian-rose-gold-egg-pendant-c1900\/id-j_44982\/\" target=\"_blank\">rose gold egg pendant.<\/a> Possibly by Faberg\u00e9, circa 1910. From dealer Marie E. Betteley. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"470\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Faberge-Russian-Revival-Gold-Enamel-Egg-1885.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Faberge-Russian-Revival-Gold-Enamel-Egg-1885.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Faberge-Russian-Revival-Gold-Enamel-Egg-1885-372x350.jpg 372w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Faberge-Russian-Revival-Gold-Enamel-Egg-1885-120x113.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Faberge-Russian-Revival-Gold-Enamel-Egg-1885-150x141.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide-caption-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/jewelry\/necklaces\/more-necklaces\/carl-faberge-enamel-gold-russian-revival-egg-c1885\/id-j_62232\/\" target=\"_blank\">Russian Revival gold and enamel egg pendant by Faberge<\/a>, 1885. From dealer Romanov Russia.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Faberge-Striped-Enamel-Gold-Egg-Pendant.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Faberge-Striped-Enamel-Gold-Egg-Pendant.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Faberge-Striped-Enamel-Gold-Egg-Pendant-350x350.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Faberge-Striped-Enamel-Gold-Egg-Pendant-120x120.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Faberge-Striped-Enamel-Gold-Egg-Pendant-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Faberge-Striped-Enamel-Gold-Egg-Pendant-216x216.jpg 216w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Faberge-Striped-Enamel-Gold-Egg-Pendant-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Faberge-Striped-Enamel-Gold-Egg-Pendant-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide-caption-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/jewelry\/objets-dart-vertu\/enamel-frames-objects\/faberge-striped-enamel-gold-egg-pendant\/id-j_54487\/\" target=\"_blank\">striped enamel and gold egg pendant by Faberg\u00e9<\/a>, circa 1900. From John Atzbach Antiques.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Faberge-Nephrite-Egg-Form-Photo-Frame.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Faberge-Nephrite-Egg-Form-Photo-Frame.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Faberge-Nephrite-Egg-Form-Photo-Frame-350x350.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Faberge-Nephrite-Egg-Form-Photo-Frame-120x120.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Faberge-Nephrite-Egg-Form-Photo-Frame-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Faberge-Nephrite-Egg-Form-Photo-Frame-216x216.jpg 216w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Faberge-Nephrite-Egg-Form-Photo-Frame-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Faberge-Nephrite-Egg-Form-Photo-Frame-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide-caption-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/jewelry\/objets-dart-vertu\/enamel-frames-objects\/faberge-photograph-frame\/id-j_146868\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nephrite egg-form photo frame by Faberg\u00e9<\/a>, 1896. From dealer A La Vielle Russie. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"612\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Faberge-Henrik-Wigstrom-Gold-Enamel-Pendant-Egg.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Faberge-Henrik-Wigstrom-Gold-Enamel-Pendant-Egg.jpg 612w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Faberge-Henrik-Wigstrom-Gold-Enamel-Pendant-Egg-279x350.jpg 279w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Faberge-Henrik-Wigstrom-Gold-Enamel-Pendant-Egg-96x120.jpg 96w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Faberge-Henrik-Wigstrom-Gold-Enamel-Pendant-Egg-119x150.jpg 119w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide-caption-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/jewelry\/objets-dart-vertu\/more-objets-dart-vertu\/faberge-henrik-wigstrom-gold-enamel-miniature-pendant-egg\/id-j_94182\/\" target=\"_blank\">Diamond and cabuchon moonstone pendant by Faberg\u00e9,<\/a> 1905. From John Atzbach Antiques.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Faberge-Gold-and-Enamel-Pendant-Egg.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Faberge-Gold-and-Enamel-Pendant-Egg.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Faberge-Gold-and-Enamel-Pendant-Egg-350x350.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Faberge-Gold-and-Enamel-Pendant-Egg-120x120.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Faberge-Gold-and-Enamel-Pendant-Egg-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Faberge-Gold-and-Enamel-Pendant-Egg-216x216.jpg 216w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Faberge-Gold-and-Enamel-Pendant-Egg-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Faberge-Gold-and-Enamel-Pendant-Egg-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide-caption-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/jewelry\/necklaces\/more-necklaces\/faberge-gold-enamel-pendant-egg\/id-j_88475\/\" target=\"_blank\">Strawberry enamel moire and gold pendant egg by Faberg\u00e9,<\/a> 1905. From John Atzbach Antiques.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"574\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Faberge-Art-Nouveau-Egg-Pendant.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Faberge-Art-Nouveau-Egg-Pendant.jpg 574w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Faberge-Art-Nouveau-Egg-Pendant-504x350.jpg 504w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Faberge-Art-Nouveau-Egg-Pendant-120x83.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Faberge-Art-Nouveau-Egg-Pendant-150x104.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 574px) 100vw, 574px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide-caption-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/jewelry\/objets-dart-vertu\/enamel-frames-objects\/faberge-art-nouveau-egg-pendant\/id-j_75634\/\" target=\"_blank\">rose-pink guilloche enamel egg<\/a> by Karl Faberg\u00e9, with an inlaid garnet. Circa 1910. From Romanov Russia.  <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"464\" height=\"767\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Faberge-Egg-Pendant-Cherries.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Faberge-Egg-Pendant-Cherries.jpg 464w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Faberge-Egg-Pendant-Cherries-212x350.jpg 212w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Faberge-Egg-Pendant-Cherries-73x120.jpg 73w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Faberge-Egg-Pendant-Cherries-90x150.jpg 90w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 464px) 100vw, 464px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide-caption-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/jewelry\/objets-dart-vertu\/enamel-frames-objects\/faberge-pendant-egg-cherries\/id-j_62159\/\" target=\"_blank\">A cherry-patterned enamel pendant by Faberg\u00e9,<\/a> circa 1900. From John Atzbach Antiques. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"448\" height=\"767\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/11th-Artel-Silver-Gilt-Cloisonne-Enamel-Egg.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/11th-Artel-Silver-Gilt-Cloisonne-Enamel-Egg.jpg 448w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/11th-Artel-Silver-Gilt-Cloisonne-Enamel-Egg-204x350.jpg 204w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/11th-Artel-Silver-Gilt-Cloisonne-Enamel-Egg-70x120.jpg 70w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/11th-Artel-Silver-Gilt-Cloisonne-Enamel-Egg-87x150.jpg 87w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide-caption-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/jewelry\/objets-dart-vertu\/enamel-frames-objects\/11th-artel-enamel-egg\/id-j_68412\/\" target=\"_blank\">silver gilt and cloisonne enamel egg<\/a> by 11th Artel that transforms into two egg cups. Circa 1910. From John Atzbach Antiques.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n<p>Shop more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/faberge\/jewelry\/\">Faberg\u00e9<\/a> pieces on 1stdibs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For those of us out of grammar school \u2014 and cognizant of our sugar intake \u2014 the pleasures of Easter may seem few and far between. But perhaps it&#8217;s time to revisit the notion of the Easter Egg hunt, and substantially raise the stakes. 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