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Flower Study of a Miniature Lily of the Valley

c. 1885–1915
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House of Fabergé

(Russian, 1842–1918)
Culture
Russia, St. Petersburg
Medium
pearls, jade, rock crystal, gold, diamonds
Measurements
Overall: 5.1 x 2.3 cm (2 x 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
The India Early Minshall Collection 1966.445
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Location
211 Fabergé
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Small and delicate, Fabergé’s flower studies were given as intimate gifts to friends by Tsarina Alexandra and others in the court. She kept them in all the palaces as a reminder of spring during the harsh Russian winters.

Description

A small, carved rock crystal vase holds this lily of the valley study. The pearls, forming the flower’s buds, are drilled and attached to the remarkably slim gold stem. The hand-cut nephrite (jade) leaves enhance the naturalistic aura of the flower. 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.
Flower sculpture representing a miniature lily of the valley flower standing in a transparent, spherical glass. The flower has a gold stem that bends in a lowercase "r" shape, branching out into sections drooping under the weight of the flowers represented by white pearls. Two smooth, thin jade green leaves make a "V" framing the base of the stem, leaning against the left side of the glass, which appears as if two-thirds full of water.

Flower Study of a Miniature Lily of the Valley

c. 1885–1915

House of Fabergé

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

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