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Flower Study of a Lily of the Valley

c. 1885–1915
maker

House of Fabergé

(Russian, 1842–1918)
Culture
Russia, St. Petersburg
Medium
pearls, diamonds, jade, rock crystal, silver, gold
Measurements
Overall: 12.1 x 3.1 cm (4 3/4 x 1 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
The India Early Minshall Collection 1966.443
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Location
211 Fabergé
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The stems of Fabergé’s flower studies are set into little basins carved from rock crystal to resemble pots of water.

Description

This flower study resembles a stem of lily-of-the-valley. Fabergé’s inspiration for his flower studies is said to have come from the floral brooches of precious stones that were made in the 1700s for Catherine the Great as well as from the Japanese art of flower arranging, known as ikebana. Small and delicate, Fabergé’s flower studies were given as intimate gifts to friends by the tsarina and others in the court. She also liked to take them around to wherever the imperial family was residing as a reminder of spring during the harsh Russian winters.
Flower sculpture representing a single lily of the valley flower stood up in a transparent, ribbed cylindrical glass. The flower has a gold stem that branches out into sections drooping down under the weight of the flowers, pearls that splay out into jagged, gold and silver shimmering flowers. Two smooth, thin jade green leaves make a "V" framing the base of the stem, extending from the glass, which appears as if two-thirds full of water.

Flower Study of a Lily of the Valley

c. 1885–1915

House of Fabergé

(Russian, 1842–1918)
Russia, St. Petersburg

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