Pavel Ovchinnikov Easter egg and diptych icon of St. Mary Magdalene and the Guardian Angel, Moscow, 1908-1917

Silver, enamel, gilding

H. 3 1/4 in. (8.2 cm)

Inv. no. ab_0331

Exhibited: 

Moscow, Gosudarstvennyi istoriko-kulʹturnyi muzei-zapovednik "Moskovskii Kremlʹ", “Karl Faberzhe i Fedor Riukert. Shedevry russkoi emali,” 9 October 2020 – 14 February 2021, no. 362.

Publications:

Muntyan, T.N. Karl Faberzhe i Fedor Riukert. Shedevry russkoi emali. Moscow: Gosudarstvennyi istoriko-kulʹturnyi muzei-zapovednik "Moskovskii Kremlʹ", 2020. Cat. no. 362, pp. 294-95.

The exterior of this gilded silver and shaded cloisonné enamel Easter egg is decorated with figures of cherubim rendered in intense pastel colors against a stippled gilt ground. It opens to reveal icons of St. Mary Magdalene with the first Easter egg and the Guardian Angel.