The Cherub with Chariot egg or Angel with Egg in Chariot is a Tsar Imperial Fabergé egg, one of a series of fifty-two jeweledeggs made under the supervision of Peter Carl Fabergé for the RussianImperial family. It was crafted and delivered in 1888 to the Tsar of Russia, Alexander III. Being one of the lost Imperial eggs, few details are known about it.
Illustration of the Cherub with Chariot Faberge egg. This illustration is a "best guess" based on written descriptions and on the only photo in which its reflection appears against a pane of glass in a vitrine in 1902
The exact design of the Cherub with Chariot Egg is uncertain. A single photograph of the egg exists, though it is hidden by another egg and can only be seen in a blurry reflection.[1] There is a brief description from the imperial records in the Russian State Historical Archives in Moscow which describes the gift as "Angel pulling chariot with egg - 1500 roubles, angel with a clock in a gold egg 600 roubles."[2] According to Marina Lopato in Fabergé: Imperial Jeweller (1993) this description means the clock is inside the gold egg, which is in the chariot being pulled by the angel.[2] Fabergé's invoice carries a similar description, itemizing a cherub pulling a chariot with an egg and a cherub with clock in a gold egg. These two descriptions are backed up by the 1917 inventory of seized imperial treasure which reads "gold egg, decorated with brilliants (diamonds), a sapphire; with a silver, golded [sic] stand in the form of a two-wheeled wagon with a putto."[3]
Surpriseedit
The surprise would have been the clock being inside the egg on the chariot, though the exact design is not known.
History of the eggedit
The egg would have been presented to Maria Feodorovna on April 24, 1888 by Alexander III. The egg was kept in the Gatchina Palace in 1891, and was one of 40 or so eggs sent to the Armory Palace of the Kremlin in 1917 after the Revolution by the Provisional Government.[3] In 1922 it was transferred to the Sovnarkom, after which the exact whereabouts of the egg are unknown. In the 1930s Victor and Armand Hammer may have purchased the egg. A sales catalog for Armand Hammer's 1934 exhibition at Lord and Taylor in New York City describes a "miniature silver amour holding wheelbarrow with Easter Egg, made by Fabergé, court jeweler" which seems to describe the Cherub with Chariot Egg.[3] Armand Hammer may have been unaware of the significance of this item if it was in fact the 1888 Imperial egg, since he had a habit of promoting imperial items yet did not make an effort to promote this egg. Whether this was the 1888 egg, and where it is today is unknown.
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cherub, with, chariot, fabergé, cherub, with, chariot, angel, with, chariot, tsar, imperial, fabergé, series, fifty, jeweled, eggs, made, under, supervision, peter, carl, fabergé, russian, imperial, family, crafted, delivered, 1888, tsar, russia, alexander, be. The Cherub with Chariot egg or Angel with Egg in Chariot is a Tsar Imperial Faberge egg one of a series of fifty two jeweled eggs made under the supervision of Peter Carl Faberge for the Russian Imperial family It was crafted and delivered in 1888 to the Tsar of Russia Alexander III Being one of the lost Imperial eggs few details are known about it Cherub with Chariot Faberge eggThe egg s blurry reflection in 1902Year delivered1888CustomerAlexander IIIRecipientMaria FeodorovnaCurrent ownerIndividual or institutionLostYear of acquisitionN ADesign and materialsWorkmasterUnknownMaterials usedGold sapphire diamondsHeightUnknownWidthUnknownSurpriseLikely a clock inside the egg shaped like an angel Contents 1 Design 2 Surprise 3 History of the egg 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksDesign edit nbsp Illustration of the Cherub with Chariot Faberge egg This illustration is a best guess based on written descriptions and on the only photo in which its reflection appears against a pane of glass in a vitrine in 1902 The exact design of the Cherub with Chariot Egg is uncertain A single photograph of the egg exists though it is hidden by another egg and can only be seen in a blurry reflection 1 There is a brief description from the imperial records in the Russian State Historical Archives in Moscow which describes the gift as Angel pulling chariot with egg 1500 roubles angel with a clock in a gold egg 600 roubles 2 According to Marina Lopato in Faberge Imperial Jeweller 1993 this description means the clock is inside the gold egg which is in the chariot being pulled by the angel 2 Faberge s invoice carries a similar description itemizing a cherub pulling a chariot with an egg and a cherub with clock in a gold egg These two descriptions are backed up by the 1917 inventory of seized imperial treasure which reads gold egg decorated with brilliants diamonds a sapphire with a silver golded sic stand in the form of a two wheeled wagon with a putto 3 Surprise editThe surprise would have been the clock being inside the egg on the chariot though the exact design is not known History of the egg editThe egg would have been presented to Maria Feodorovna on April 24 1888 by Alexander III The egg was kept in the Gatchina Palace in 1891 and was one of 40 or so eggs sent to the Armory Palace of the Kremlin in 1917 after the Revolution by the Provisional Government 3 In 1922 it was transferred to the Sovnarkom after which the exact whereabouts of the egg are unknown In the 1930s Victor and Armand Hammer may have purchased the egg A sales catalog for Armand Hammer s 1934 exhibition at Lord and Taylor in New York City describes a miniature silver amour holding wheelbarrow with Easter Egg made by Faberge court jeweler which seems to describe the Cherub with Chariot Egg 3 Armand Hammer may have been unaware of the significance of this item if it was in fact the 1888 Imperial egg since he had a habit of promoting imperial items yet did not make an effort to promote this egg Whether this was the 1888 egg and where it is today is unknown See also editEgg decorating List of missing treasureReferences edit 1888 Cherub with Chariot Egg Angel with Egg in Chariot Mieks Faberge Eggs 2016 05 27 a b Lowes Will McCanless Christel Ludewig 2001 Faberge Eggs A Retrospective Encyclopedia Lanham Maryland Scarecrow Press Inc p 24 ISBN 0 8108 3946 6 a b c Lowes 2001 Pg 25External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cherub with Chariot Faberge egg Description at wintraecken nl Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cherub with Chariot Faberge egg amp oldid 1160674135, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
