Antique Imperial Russian Faberge 14k gold snake, Diamonds&Jade Easter Egg pendant

Antique Imperial Russian Faberge 14k gold snake, Diamonds&Jade Easter Egg pendant. This amazing egg has been made by Faberge's head workmaster Erik Kollin. The egg is made of hand carved Jade precious stone. The egg is hold by a solid 14k gold snake, decorated with old rose cut diamonds.

It is 37mm high without the jumping ring, 20mm in diameter. The egg belonged to the Imperial Russian noblewoman Zinaida Yusupova and comes from her family estate.

Princess Zinaida Nikolayevna Yusupova(1861 1939) was an Imperial Russian noblewoman, the only heiress of Russia's largest private fortune of her time. Famed for her beauty and the lavishness of her hospitality, she was a leading figure in pre-Revolutionary Russian society. In 1882, she married Count Felix Felixovich Sumarokov-Elston, who served briefly as General Governor of Moscow (19141915). Zinaida is best known as the mother of Prince Felix Yusupov, the murderer of Rasputin. She escaped revolutionary Russia and spent her remaining years living in exile.

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