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Cockerel (Fabergé egg)

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1900 Imperial Fabergé egg
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Cockerel Fabergé egg
Year delivered1900
CustomerNicholas II
Recipient Maria Feodoronova
Current owner
Individual or institutionViktor Vekselberg
Fabergé Museum in Saint Petersburg, Russia
Year of acquisition2004
Design and materials
WorkmasterMichael Perkhin
Materials usedGold, diamond, rubies, pearls, enamel
Height20.3 centimetres (8.0 in)
SurpriseA moving bird

The Cockerel egg (also called the Cuckoo Clock egg) is one of the Imperial Fabergé eggs crafted by the jewellery firm House of Fabergé. The egg was given in the year 1900 by Tsar Nicholas II to Empress Maria Feodoronova as a gift. The egg has a mechanism on the top rear that enables its bird to come out and move. Originally, there was a drop-shaped pearl, now lost, hanging from the swag of fruits below the dial, as seen in a historical photograph.

The egg is part of the Viktor Vekselberg Collection, owned by The Link of Times Foundation, and housed in the Fabergé Museum in Saint Petersburg, Russia.

References

  1. "Treasures of Imperial Russia". Archived from the original on 2012-04-13. Retrieved 2019-08-14.
  2. "Mieks Fabergé Eggs". Wintraecken.nl. Retrieved 2019-08-14.

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Fabergé eggs
Imperial Easter eggs
(1885–1917)
Kelch eggs
(1898–1904)
Other Fabergé eggs
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