Swan (Fabergé egg)

Swan Fabergé egg
Modern replica of the Swan Egg
Year delivered1906
CustomerNicholas II
RecipientMaria Feodorovna
Current owner
Individual or institutionFondation Edouard et Maurice Sandoz, Switzerland
Year of acquisition1954
Design and materials
Materials usedGold, matt opaque mauve enamel, rose-cut diamonds, portrait diamond
Height100 millimetres (3.9 in)
SurpriseMiniature swan on a "lake" of aquamarine

The Swan egg is a Fabergé egg, one in a series of fifty-two jewelled eggs made under the supervision of Peter Carl Fabergé. Commissioned in 1906 by Tsar Nicholas II, the egg was presented to the Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna on Easter that year for her 40th wedding anniversary.

Design

The egg is made of mauve enamel, with gold trim. On the exterior is a twisted ribbon trellis design of rose-cut diamonds, as well as a portrait diamond on the top inscribed "1906". Another portrait diamond on the other end once held the Imperial monograph.[1] The "surprise" that came inside the egg is a miniature gold and silver swan on a "lake" of aquamarine. By winding a gear beneath one of the wings, the swan's mechanical neck and wings move.[1] In Russia, the swan is considered a symbol of family life and the permanence of the bond of marriage.

The miniature swan is modeled after James Cox’s Silver Swan, an automaton dating from the 18th Century, now housed in the Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle, County Durham, England. Fabergé probably saw the automaton when it was in display in Paris at the International Exposition of 1867 (World's fair).[2]

Ownership

Purchased by King Farouk of Egypt in 1949, the egg was later sold off by the Egyptian Revolutionary Command Council in 1954 at the Palace Collections Sale. This sale saw the dispersion of hundreds of Fabergé objects collected by the Egyptian Royal family. The egg was purchased by Wartski’s of London and later sold to the Fondation Edouard et Maurice Sandoz in Lausanne, Switzerland.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Mieks Fabergé Eggs". Wintraecken.nl. 2017-01-18. Retrieved 2019-10-07.
  2. ^ Lowes, Will; McCanless, Christel Ludewig (2001). Fabergé Eggs: A Retrospective Encyclopedia. Scarecrow Press. p. 86. ISBN 9780810839465.

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