The egg opens to reveal an enamelled yolk, which contains a miniature hen.[2]
Historyedit
Rediscovered in an Oslo bank safe, among the possessions of Maria Quisling, the widow of World War II fascist collaborator Vidkun Quisling,[3] it was acquired by Malcolm Forbes for his Fabergé collection in the 1980s.
A detailed article on the "Scandinavian" egg, from Mieks Fabergé Eggs
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January 01, 1970
scandinavian, fabergé, scandinavian, also, known, quisling, enamelled, easter, made, michael, perchin, under, supervision, russian, jeweller, peter, carl, fabergé, between, 1899, 1903, made, petersburg, client, very, fabergé, eggs, that, were, made, russian, i. The Scandinavian egg also known as the Quisling egg is an enamelled Easter egg made by Michael Perchin under the supervision of the Russian jeweller Peter Carl Faberge between 1899 and 1903 1 The egg was made for a St Petersburg client one of the very few Faberge eggs that were not made for the Russian Imperial Family 1 Scandinavian Faberge eggYear delivered1899 1903CustomerUnknown St Petersburg clientCurrent ownerIndividual or institutionViktor VekselbergFaberge Museum in Saint Petersburg RussiaYear of acquisition2004Design and materialsWorkmasterMichael PerkhinMaterials usedGold translucent strawberry red enamel diamondsHeight74 millimetres 2 9 in SurpriseThe egg opens to reveal an enamelled yolk which contains a miniature hen Contents 1 Design 2 History 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksDesign editThe egg opens to reveal an enamelled yolk which contains a miniature hen 2 History editRediscovered in an Oslo bank safe among the possessions of Maria Quisling the widow of World War II fascist collaborator Vidkun Quisling 3 it was acquired by Malcolm Forbes for his Faberge collection in the 1980s The Forbes Collection was sold in 2004 to Viktor Vekselberg for almost 100 million 4 See also editEgg decoratingReferences edit a b Faberge Treasures of Imperial Russia Archived from the original on 2007 08 23 Retrieved 2007 11 30 Faberge Treasures of Imperial Russia Archived from the original on 2007 05 15 Retrieved 2007 11 30 Mieks Faberge Eggs Archived from the original on 2005 05 30 Retrieved 2019 10 07 Energy Tribune Archived 2014 06 06 at the Wayback MachineExternal links editA detailed article on the Scandinavian egg from imperialtresuresofrussia com A detailed article on the Scandinavian egg from Mieks Faberge Eggs nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Scandinavian Faberge egg Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Scandinavian Faberge egg amp oldid 1184453748, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
