A Gold Mounted Carved Amazonite Egg Pendant

by Peter Carl Faberge

The egg was made in St. Petersburg between 1899 and 1904.

The gold suspension ring is marked with 56 zolotnik old Russian gold standard (14K) with assayer’s initials of Yakov Liapunov,

and maker’s initials ‘A N’ for Faberge’s workmaster Anders Nevalainen.

Height without the ring 20 mm (3/4 in.)