Bay Tree Egg

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Bay Tree Egg is a jeweled Imperial Fabergé egg designed to resemble a potted bay tree, renowned for its intricate craftsmanship and hidden mechanical surprise.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Imperial Fabergé egg ⓘ
jeweled egg ⓘ
artMovement late Imperial Russian court art ⓘ
artStyle Russian decorative art ⓘ
category Easter eggs ⓘ
Russian imperial regalia-related objects ⓘ
works by Peter Carl Fabergé ⓘ
collection Imperial Fabergé eggs ⓘ
linked to: Fabergé egg
commissionedBy Tsar Nicholas II of Russia ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Russian Empire ⓘ
craftTechnique goldsmithing ⓘ
guilloché enamel ⓘ
mechanical engineering ⓘ
stone setting ⓘ
createdForOccasion Russian Orthodox Easter ⓘ
linked to: Feast of Pascha
depicts potted bay tree ⓘ
designer Peter Carl Fabergé ⓘ
function Easter gift ⓘ
hasColor golden ⓘ
green ⓘ
multicolored gemstones ⓘ
hasMechanicalFeature automaton ⓘ
hasPart hidden mechanical surprise ⓘ
leaves and fruit ⓘ
planter-shaped base ⓘ
tree-shaped topiary ⓘ
trunk and branches ⓘ
hasSurpriseDescription a mechanical singing bird that rises from the top of the tree ⓘ
intendedRecipientRole Empress consort of Russia ⓘ
manufacturer House of Fabergé ⓘ
materialUsed amethysts ⓘ
citrine ⓘ
diamonds ⓘ
emeralds ⓘ
enamel ⓘ
gold ⓘ
nephrite ⓘ
pearls ⓘ
rubies ⓘ
notableFor complex mechanical surprise ⓘ
intricate craftsmanship ⓘ
naturalistic representation of a bay tree ⓘ
ownerHistory Russian Imperial family ⓘ
linked to: House of Romanov
presentedTo Empress Alexandra Feodorovna ⓘ
theme botanical motif ⓘ
garden ornament ⓘ
yearCompleted 1911 ⓘ

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