Miniature Crown Surprise from the Lapis Lazuli Easter Egg
Cleveland Museum of Art

Miniature Crown Surprise from the Lapis Lazuli Easter Egg

Peter Carl Fabergé (Russian, 1846–1920) · c. 1885–90

gold, enamel, lapis lazuli, pearls, diamonds, rubies
CC0 — Public Domain
Cleveland Museum of Art

The tiny diamond encrusted crown surprise is a replica of the Russian imperial crown made for Empress Catherine the Great in the 1700s.

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