EGG IN HARDSTONE AND GOLD, Russian manufacture, 20th century

h cm 10

Oval in shape, it features a setting in 56 zolotniki (14-carat) gold. It rests on a circular base decorated with an engraved palmette frieze, whilst the upper part is adorned with a pod-shaped cap, surmounted by a knob-shaped finial set with a pearl. Net weight gold g 34.