RUSSIAN JEWELED GOLD GUILLOCHE EGG The ovoid body having a ground of semi-translucent ruby enamel with applied ribbon-tied, ruby-set, two-color gold foliate swags. The cover set with adularescent moonstone, seed pearls, rose cut diamonds and rubies in three-color gold forming a rosette with alternating bell flowers and jeweled tassels. Raised on a ruby guilloche enameled inverted conical foot having a beaded and banded border atop a white socle with applied rosettes. The diamond and ruby thumb piece releases the hinged cover to reveal a surprise of white enameled flowers set with rubies within a cache pot surrounded by a white guilloche table. The top further lined in white velvet. Together with its' lined and fitted beech wood traveling box. Spurious marks for work master Mikhail Perkhin. (MEASURES 122mm H X 52mm D, TOTAL WEIGHT 280G)