Re: Faberge Egg Surprise Rediscovered in Royal Collection Archived Message
Posted by M13chen on November 16, 2015, 6:33 pm, in reply to "Re: Faberge Egg Surprise Rediscovered in Royal Collection"
Well we do know that Queen Mary'a bandeau was separated from Girls of Great Britain Tiara for ages - even The Queen did not know that both pieces could go together until it was pointed out to her. --Previous Message-- : Fascinating, thank you very much LauraM! : : To think this unpublished Fabergé piece lay : in the Royal Collection for 80 years without : being identified is remarkable. I wonder if : we might deduce that other missing : "surprises" from the eggs were : separated at the same time and made their : way to London (Wartski's) in the same batch. : It could mean some of these greatly : important missing pieces (possibly unmarked : or with hidden marks) may be in private : collections in England. : : : --Previous Message-- : The clockwork elephant surprise from the : Diamond Trellis egg commissioned by : Alexander III for the Empress Marie : Feodorovna has been rediscovered. : : Lecture: Caroline de Guitaut : : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xT_1htB5dpY : : Audience attending the presentation by : Caroline de Guitaut in Fabergé Museum was : thrilled by the revelation. Senior curator : at Royal Collection Trust made a public : statement and for the first time announced : that she had found the considered lost : surprise from the eighth egg of the Imperial : Easter : : : Daily Mail Article : : : : http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3318738/The-little-elephant-travelled-long-way-Faberg-ornament-owned-Tsar-ended-Buckingham-Palace.html : : Edited to add video link : : : :
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