1888 Cherub with
Chariot Egg/
Angel with Egg in Chariot
Gift Alexander
III to Maria Fyodorovna
Made in Saint Petersburg
Lost
©Anna & Vincent Palmade
The drawing above of the Cherub with Chariot Egg, was made by Anna & Vincent Palmade to illustrate their november 2007 Fabergé Newsletter article about the discovery of this egg in an archival photograph of the von Dervis exposition in Saint Petersburg in 1902. With their permission, the drawing is now published on this website. The drawing is designed based on the vaguely visible contours of this egg on the photograph of which below a detail.
The tip of the egg is just left of the tip of the Caucasus egg. One wheel of the chariot appears just left of the Caucasus egg stand and the outline of the cherub pulling the chariot can be seen just above and on the left of the wheel. The overall outline of the egg can be seen on the reflection in the vitrine to the right of the egg.
Read all about the research of the Palmades in this article on the Fabergé Research Site: http://fly.hiwaay.net/~christel/discoveries/lost-eggs-photo.html
Background information
Possibly sold
in the 1930's to Armand Hammer.
Whereabouts unknown, possibly United States.
page updated: November 19, 2008