Rare Russian Enamel Egg by Ivan Khlebnikov, Moscow 1882-1899
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A Russian enamel egg, a rare gilt silver cloisonne enamel egg, having 84 Russian mark that is combined with Moscow city mark 1882-1899 and crafted by Ivan Khlebnikov 1867-1871. The egg separates in two haves and is profusely decorated in polychrome enamels with four panels showing swans and having scrolled floral designs on pale blue ground. There are nine cabochon cut lapis lazuli gems incorporated into the design and the egg is seated on a ball footed stand marked with a second Kokoshnik mark Moscow 1908- 1926
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- Polychrome - Made or finished in many colours. For furniture, it is used to indicated a painted finish.
- Lapis Lazuli - Lapis lazuli is a semi-precious deep blue coloured stone, sometimes with gold inclusions, that has been used for thousands of years for jewellery, decorative items and decoration.
It is mined in Afghanistan, Siberia, Chile, USA and Burma. The mines in north-eastern Afghanistan are the largest source of lapis lazuli, and have been operating for over 6,000 years.
They were the source of the stone for the ancient Egyptian, Greek and Roman civilsations.
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