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Bonbonnière (Fabergé egg)

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Bonbonnière Fabergé egg
Year delivered1903
CustomerAlexander Kelch
RecipientBarbara Kelch-Bazanova
Current owner
Individual or institutionEstate of the late Kerry Packer, Australia
Design and materials
Workmaster Mikhail Evlampievich Perkhin
Materials usedgold, diamonds, chalcedony, pearls, transparent white enamel, velvet
Height127 millimetres (5.0 in)
SurprisePendant inside of a second egg

The Bonbonnière egg is one of the Fabergé eggs created in the workshop of Peter Carl Fabergé for the wealthy Russian industrialist Alexander Kelch who presented it to his wife as an Easter gift in 1903. Because it was not a gift from a Russian tsar to his tsarina, it is not considered an "imperial" Fabergé egg but rather, in this instance, is called one of the seven "Kelch" eggs. It is the sixth egg in this series.[1] A bonbonnière is a candy box (lit. a bearer of bonbons) in French.

It is made of gold, diamonds, chalcedony, pearls, transparent white enamel, a velvet. The miniature box "surprise" inside the main box/ egg is made of agate and has been decorated with brilliant cut stones and a cabochon ruby. Inside this there is a pendant of gold and enamel.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ Rice, Christopher; Rice, Melanie (1 May 2013). DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: St. Petersburg. DK. p. 82. ISBN 978-1-4654-1268-3.
  2. ^ "Bonbonniere egg Faberge 1903". Faberge-eggs.info. 2008-10-20. Retrieved 2019-10-07.
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