Ruby or Pink Sapphire Surprise from the Lapis Lazuli Easter Egg
Cleveland Museum of Art

Ruby or Pink Sapphire 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

This tiny ruby or pink sapphire dangles from a diamond encrusted crown surprise, which is a replica of the Russian imperial crown made for Empress Catherine the Great in the 1700s.

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