GCR

GCR

Museum Exhibition

Catalogue of Works

Fabergé from the Matilda Geddings Gray Foundation Collection

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

30 documented works

Imperial Lilies-of-the-Valley Basket

Russian, St. Petersburg

Imperial Lilies-of-the-Valley Basket

1896

Yellow and green gold, silver, nephrite, pearl, rose-cut diamond

Overall: 7 1/2 x 8 1/2 x 5 7/8 in. (19.1 x 21.6 x 14.9 cm)

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Imperial Caucasus Egg

Russian, St. Petersburg

Imperial Caucasus Egg

1893

Yellow and quatre-couleur gold, silver, platinum, guilloché enamel, rose- and table-cut diamond, pearl, crystal, ivory, watercolor

Overall: 3 5/8 x 2 7/8 (max. diam.) in. (9.2 x 7.3 cm)

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Danish Palaces Egg

Russian, St. Petersburg

Danish Palaces Egg

1890

Green, rose, and quatre-couleur gold, guilloché enamel, star sapphire, cabochon emerald, rose-cut diamond nacre, crystal crimson silk velvet

Overall: 4 x 2 5/8 x 2 5/8 in. (10.2 x 6.7 x 6.7 cm)

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Imperial Napoleonic Egg

Russian, St. Petersburg

Imperial Napoleonic Egg

1912

Gold, guilloché enamel, rose-cut diamond, platinum, gold, ivory, gouache, velvet, silk

Overall: 4 5/8 x 3 1/2 (max diam.) in. (11.7 x 8.9 cm)

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Imperial Frame and Clock

Russian, St. Petersburg

Imperial Frame and Clock

before 1899

Rose jasper, silver gilt, trois-couleur gold, diamond, sapphire, ivory, oil paint, glass

Overall: 7 5/8 x 5 1/2 x 1/2 in. (19.4 x 14 x 1.3 cm)

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Spherical Clock

Russian, St. Petersburg

Spherical Clock

before 1899

Rose jasper, silver, silver gilt, gold, enamel, glass

Overall: 3 7/8 x 2 3/4 (diam.) in. (9.8 x 7 cm)

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Frame with photograph of Grand Duchess Tatiana, second daughter of Czar Nicholas II

Russian, St. Petersburg or rather Moscow

Frame with photograph of Grand Duchess Tatiana, second daughter of Czar Nicholas II

1899–1908

Silver, silver-gilt, guilloché enamel, convex glass, holly wood

Overall: 8 1/2 x 9 3/4 x 3/8 in. (21.6 x 24.8 x 1 cm)

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Daisies

Russian, St. Petersburg

Daisies

perhaps 1908–17

Quartz, rose-cut diamond, chalcedony, nephrite, silver, gold

Overall: 5 3/4 x 3 in. (14.6 x 7.6 cm)

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Potted Orange Blossom

Russian, St. Petersburg

Potted Orange Blossom

1908–17

Quartzite, olivine, nephrite, red jasper, gold

Overall: 6 3/8 x 5 1/4 in. (16.2 x 13.3 cm)

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Mauve Cigarette Case

Russian, St. Petersburg

Mauve Cigarette Case

1899–1908

Silver gilt, gold, guilloché rayonnant enamel, cabochon moonstone

Overall: 1/2 x 3 1/2 x 3 1/8 in. (1.3 x 8.9 x 7.9 cm)

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Presentation Cigarette Case with Matchbox

Russian, St. Petersburg

Presentation Cigarette Case with Matchbox

before 1899

Gold, guilloché enamel, moonstone, diamond, silk cord

Overall: 5/8 x 3 3/4 x 2 3/8 in. (1.6 x 9.5 x 6 cm)

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Imperial Presentation Cigarette Case

Russian, St. Petersburg

Imperial Presentation Cigarette Case

1908–17

Bicolor gold, platinum, rose-, brilliant-, and briolette-cut diamond.

Overall: 11/16 x 3 3/16 x 2 5/8 in. (1.7 x 8.1 x 6.7 cm)

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Oviform Perfume Flacon

Russian, St. Petersburg

Oviform Perfume Flacon

1899–1908

Agate, gold, cabochon ruby, guilloché enamel

Overall: 4 1/2 x 2 3/4 in. (11.4 x 7 cm)

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Bell Push in the form of an Elephant

Russian, probably St. Petersburg

Bell Push in the form of an Elephant

ca. 1908–17

Bowenite, gold, diamond, ruby, sapphire, champlevé and guilloché enamel

Overall: 2 x 2 3/4 x 1/2 in. (5.1 x 7 x 1.3 cm)

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Imperial Hand Seal

Russian, probably St. Petersburg

Imperial Hand Seal

probably 1899–1908

Nephrite, diamond, gold, silver, guilloché ondé enamel

Overall: 3 5/8 x 1 1/8 (max.) x 2 1/8 (max) in. (9.2 x 2.9 x 5.4 cm)

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Table box

Russian, St. Petersburg

Table box

1902

Nephrite, rose-cut diamond, platinum, gold

Overall: 1 3/4 x 3 13/16 x 3 13/16 in. (4.4 x 9.7 x 9.7 cm)

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Imperial tray in the form of a Lily-of-the-Valley leaf

Russian, St. Petersburg

Imperial tray in the form of a Lily-of-the-Valley leaf

probably 1905–08

Nephrite, gold, silver, pearl, rose-cut diamond

Overall: 5/8 x 5 5/8 x 2 3/16 in. (1.6 x 14.3 x 5.6 cm)

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English Hawthorn

Russian, St. Petersburg

English Hawthorn

1908–17

Agate, nephrite, jade, gold

Overall: 5 1/2 x 3 3/4 in. (14 x 9.5 cm)

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Imperial Anemones

Russian, St. Petersburg

Imperial Anemones

probably 1899–1908

Gold, polychrome enamel, jade, rock crystal

Overall: 5 x 5 x 4 in. (12.7 x 12.7 x 10.2 cm)

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Orange Blossom Spray

Russian, St. Petersburg

Orange Blossom Spray

1908–17

Quartzite, olivine, nephrite, rock crystal, gold

Overall: 6 3/4 x 2 5/8 in. (17.1 x 6.7 cm)

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Lily-of-the-Valley

Russian, St. Petersburg

Lily-of-the-Valley

probably 1908–17

Moonstone, nephrite, rock crystal, gold

Overall: 5 3/4 x 3 3/4 in. (14.6 x 9.5 cm)

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Imperial Tray in the form of a Chestnut Leaf

Russian, probably St. Petersburg

Imperial Tray in the form of a Chestnut Leaf

ca. 1895–1900

Nephrite, yellow gold, cabochon almandine

Overall: 5 9/16 x 5 in. (14.1 x 12.7 cm)

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Cigarette Case

Russian, St. Petersburg

Cigarette Case

1903–8

Silver-gilt, bicolor gold, enamel, rose-cut diamond

Overall: 3/8 x 3 5/8 x 1 1/16 in. (1 x 9.2 x 2.7 cm)

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Pink Cigarette Case

Russian, St. Petersburg

Pink Cigarette Case

1899–1908

Gold, silver, guilloché enamel, pearl

Overall: 3 3/8 x 1 11/16 x 13/16 in. (8.6 x 4.3 x 2.1 cm)

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Cigarette Case with a gold-leaf wreath

Russian, probably Moscow

Cigarette Case with a gold-leaf wreath

1908–17

Silver gilt, gold, moss agate, guilloche enamel, cabochon ruby

Overall: 5/8 x 3 1/2 x 2 in. (1.6 x 8.9 x 5.1 cm)

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Minaudière

Russian, St. Petersburg

Minaudière

1908–17

Gold, silver, mauve guilloché enamel, mirror glass, ivory, cabochon moonstone

Overall: 3 1/2 x 2 5/8 x 5/8 in. (8.9 x 6.7 x 1.6 cm)

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Tea Rose

Russian, St. Petersburg

Tea Rose

1908–17

Agate, nephrite, chalcedony, gold

Overall: 5 3/4 x 2 3/8 in. (14.6 x 6 cm)

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Two Tulips

Russian, St. Petersburg

Two Tulips

perhaps 1908–17

Amethyst quartz, diamond, nephrite, red jasper, gold

Overall: 9 1/2 x 4 11/16 in. (24.1 x 11.9 cm)

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Poppy

Russian, St. Petersburg

Poppy

perhaps 1908–17

Amethyst quartz, nephrite, red jasper, cabochon amethyst, rose-cut diamond, gold, platinum

Overall: 8 11/16 x 4 3/4 in. (22.1 x 12.1 cm)

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Verbena

Russian, St. Petersburg

Verbena

probably 1908–17

Chalcedony, diamond, nephrite, red jasper, enamel, gold, silver

Overall: 5 1/4 x 3 5/8 in. (13.3 x 9.2 cm)

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