422, 423, 424, 445, 447, May 2, 1935
Scope and Contents
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The Schaffer Collection
of
Russian Imperial Art Treasures
Rockefeller Center, New York
May 2, 1935
#422. Miniature gold Easter egg, beautifully enameled in white, and bearing the red cross.
#423. Miniature Easter egg, made of a gray Russian semi-precious stone set on
the bottom with a ruby and on the top mounted with a gold leaf.
#424. Miniature Easter egg made of Russian pink agate.
#445. Miniature gold Easter egg, beautifully enameled in green, white, and red, with tiny red enamel dots on the green enamel, and decorated with gold wreath.
#447. Very interesting miniature gold Easter egg enameled in turquoise blue and and placed in a gold cone which is suspended from a gold ring.
Made by the famous court jeweler, “Carl Fabergé”. From the personal belongings of the Grand Duchess Maria, the third daughter of Nicholas II, the late Czar of Russia. From the Alexander Palace at Tsarskoye Selo.
Mrs. John L. Pratt
Dates
- May 2, 1935
Creator
- Schaffer Collection (Organization)
Language of Materials
English
Access
The collection is open for research.
Digitization of the collection has been made possible by the National Endowment for the Humanities. The digital collection can be accessed through the VMFA Collections Search website.
Conditions Governing Use
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Biographical / Historical
American--1
Extent
1 page
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Lillian Thomas Pratt.
Physical Description
Paper
Physical Facet
Sales records
General
Schaffer Collection, Russian Imperial Art Treasures, Rockefeller Center
Digitization of the Lillian Thomas Pratt Archives has been made possible by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
- New York (N.Y.) Subject Source: Viaf
Creator
- Schaffer Collection (Organization)
Repository Details
Part of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Archives Repository
Margaret R. and Robert M. Freeman Library
200 N. Arthur Ashe Boulevard
Richmond VA 23220-4007 United States
804-340-1495
library@vmfa.museum