The Scandinavian egg, also known as the Quisling egg, is an
enamelled Easter egg
Easter eggs, also called Paschal eggs, are eggs that are decorated for the Christian holiday of Easter, which celebrates the resurrection of Jesus. As such, Easter eggs are commonly used during the season of Eastertide (Easter season). The ...
made by
Michael Perchin
Michael Evlampievich Perkhin (; 1860-1903) was a Russian jeweler. Born in Prionezhsky District, Okulovskaya in Olonets Governorate (now Republic of Karelia), he moved to St. Petersburg, he joined the House of Fabergé. With Henrik Wigström, h ...
under the supervision of the
Russia
Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the list of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the world, and extends across Time in Russia, eleven time zones, sharing Borders ...
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.
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Design
The egg opens to reveal an enamelled yolk, which contains a miniature hen.
History
Rediscovered in an Oslo
Oslo ( or ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of 1,064,235 in 2022 ...
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 Collaboration with Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy, Nazi collaborator who Quisling regime, headed the government of N ...
, it was acquired by Malcolm Forbes for his Fabergé collection in the 1980s.
The Forbes Collection was sold in 2004 to Viktor Vekselberg for almost $100 million.Energy Tribune
See also
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Egg decorating
Egg decorating is the art or craft of decorating egg (food), eggs. It has been a popular art form throughout history because of the attractive, smooth, oval shape of the egg, and the ancient associations with eggs as a religious and cultural sym ...
References
External links
A detailed article on the "Scandinavian" egg from imperialtresuresofrussia.com
from Mieks Fabergé Eggs
Fabergé eggs
1890s works
1900s works
Fabergé Museum in Saint Petersburg, Russia
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