Fabergé Egg - Bouquet of Lilies Clock

In my last article on Handmade Gemstone Jewelry(My main website), I actually posted a whole article on the Hen Egg and the history of Fabergé Jewelled Eggs! (Click on Fabergé Jewelled Eggs to come up with my article, which will give you a background to the Banquet of Lilies Clock)

On my blog for the nest few weeks, I am going to discuss and show photos of some of the most famous Fabergé Eggs.

Bouquet  of Lilies Clock

 

Background: Otherwise known as the Madona Lily Egg, the Bouquet of lilies clock is another imperial jewelled Easter egg that was over-seared by the head of the Fabergé House, Peter Carl Faberge, for Nicholas II's wife, Alexandra Fyodorovna, just before the Tsar was exiled.

Where can it be seen: Kremlin Armoury in Moscow, Russia, along with many other eggs.

Materials:

• The Outer Shell has been engraved with a pattern and finished with a translucent enamel. 
• Time Belt: Set with different roman numerals in diamond. As the belt revolves, a small diamond arrow points to the correct time. 
• The Base is decorated with rosettes and also has the year of production inscribed on it. 
• The lily heads on the bouquet are made from onyx while the pistols are set with small rose diamonds. The stems and leaves are made of gold. 

The Way it Works :

The clock is run by a small gold key which is used to wind the mechanism inside.

 

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