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The Scandinavian egg, also known as the Quisling egg, is an enamelled Easter egg made by
Michael Perchin Michael Evlampievich Perkhin (russian: Михаи́л Евла́мпиевич Пе́рхин) (1860-1903) was an Imperial Russian jeweler. Born in Prionezhsky District, Okulovskaya in Olonets Governorate (now Republic of Karelia), he moved to ...
under the supervision of the
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n jeweller Peter Carl Fabergé between 1899 and 1903. The egg was made for a St. Petersburg client, one of the very few Fabergé eggs that were not made for the Russian Imperial Family.


Design

The egg opens to reveal an enamelled yolk, which contains a miniature hen.


History

Rediscovered in an
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bank safe, among the possessions of Maria Quisling, the widow of World War II fascist collaborator
Vidkun Quisling Vidkun Abraham Lauritz Jonssøn Quisling (, ; 18 July 1887 – 24 October 1945) was a Norwegian military officer, politician and Nazi collaborator who nominally headed the government of Norway during the country's occupation by Nazi Germ ...
, it was acquired by Malcolm Forbes for his Fabergé collection in the 1980s. The Forbes Collection was sold in 2004 to
Viktor Vekselberg Viktor Felixovich Vekselberg (russian: Виктор Феликсович Вексельберг, uk, Віктор Феліксович Вексельберг; born April 14, 1957) is a Ukrainian-born Russian–Israeli-Cyprus oligarch, billion ...
for almost $100 million.Energy Tribune


See also

* Egg decorating


References


External links


A detailed article on the "Scandinavian" egg
from imperialtresuresofrussia.com

from Mieks Fabergé Eggs {{DEFAULTSORT:Scandinavian (Faberge egg) Fabergé eggs 1890s works 1900s works Fabergé Museum in Saint Petersburg, Russia