2460, 2465, 2470, 2472, undated

Transcription: [double-headed eagle] The Schaffer Collection of Russian Imperial Art Treasures ROCKEFELLER CENTER NEW YORK #2460. Miniature gold Easter egg, beautifully decorated with alternating panels of red and white translucent enamel. The white portions are further embellished with overlaid tiny blue flowers and green leaves. #2465. Miniature gold Easter egg fashioned as a gold egg-shaped ring enameled over a chased surface in a shimmering white. From its center is suspended a gold-mounted ruby. #2470. Miniature gold Easter egg fashioned as a gold egg-shaped ring, in which stands a gold-mounted egg-shaped aquamarine. #2472. Miniature Easter egg carved out of a single piece of the rare Russian semi-precious stone, orletz. Wound about the egg is a gold serpent, exquisitely chased, its head set with an emerald. These are by CARL G. FABERGE, the celebrated Russian Court jeweler, and are from the belongings of the Grand Duchess Olga Nicholaiovna, the eldest daughter of Nicholas II, the late Czar of Russia.

MRS. JOHN L. PRATT