The Houston Museum of Natural Science has on display many of the famous Fabergé collection, bringing the splendor and extravagance of late 19th and early 20th century Imperial Russia.
Not to be confused with the famous Peacock Egg ( it had a miniature peacock inside that you could wind up and it would spread it’s feathers) this Fabergé Egg has peacocks as part of the outside design. It’s hard to appreciate the amount of detail that went into many of eggs, both in jewels and the precious metals, until you take a really closer look.
The Diamond Trellis Egg is carved from pale green jadeite and is enclosed in a lattice of rose-cut diamonds with gold mounts. Made in 1892, this Egg originally had a base representing three cherubs holding the Egg, made of ivory, gold, rose-cut diamonds, enamel, ant brilliant diamonds. Part of the McFerrin Collection, it is on display at the Houston Museum of Natural Science this year. This Egg is a bit larger than a normal egg, measuring 10.8 cm.
