St. Isaac’s Cathedral

February 22nd, 2006

The French architect Montferrand had created in St. Petersburg his main construction - St. Isaac’s Cathedral about 40 years and died soon after the building was completed. The artwork of the firm - The Easter Egg - is a tribute of respect and admiration to the great Master. All the architectural details of the Cathedral, statues on the roofing and inscriptions on pediments are made of gold according to the original.

Egg

Gold, silver, gilt, jasper, porphyry, nephrite, cloisonne enamel, transparent enamel on a guilloche ground.
Height 31cm
Height of the Cathedral 9,8 cm
1998 Private collection

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