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I sure don't, and I believe Daffodil is having some computer problems.... I'm sure she'll try to help you when she is back on-line.

It's very pretty !!

Dear gmom,
I imagine that you have looked at the similarity in colour and
design that are generic to Karl Faberge. Those pieces are out of my league!
If it was mine, I would take it to an auction house, or if there isn`t an auctioneers
locally send this picture to a reputable house. Believe me, Bonhams, Sotherby`s or
Christies are helpful.......it could be worth a lot, also, to them.
Good luck!

Thank you both!

John, I did think of the similarity to faberge, but did not think it was ornate enough! It was in my Aunts home and how now come to me. Any idea what the /3/. is? Perhaps the person that painted the egg. Thanks for the suggestions and I will follow through.

Sorry for not returning your PM. I have looked but can`t find
any reference to /3/. That may be good or not, but that`s the fun of antiques.
I have my grandfather`s pocket watch, a half-hunter and bible. He was in the Gordon Highlanders
and was a Scottish Jew! I should take my advice and get them valued -- not that I will ever sell them.
You can`t put a price on their remlacement, but I will take them to a local auction house.
Hope you have success with your egg.......you never know?

HI gmom The egg is a nice piece. Is it made of enamel? From what I have read the mark does appear on Faberge eggs as they were numbered when they were made - I think 57 of them were made. Of course there are lots of reproductions. It is a coincidence that the No 3 egg is considered lost and yours is marked #3. I would check into it.

Fifty-six Imperial Faberge eggs were made in all, and of those forty-four are accounted for and two others have been photographed. Faberge Easter eggs were also commissioned by Siberian gold mine owner, Alexander Kelch, but the Imperial Easter egg collection is the most highly valued.

Real Fabergé items have a tactile balance about them as well. It's a hard thing to describe, but when you hold them in your hand, you can sense the quality of the item. They are classy and elegant, even in their most simple designs.

Fake items, on the other hand will strike you almost immediately as being clumsy, garish, cheesy and over-embellished. The forgers like to stick to 2 or 3 colors of enamel, and they will use the same designs over and over again.

The hallmarks should be the next thing to examine It has been reported that even Armand Hammer, the famous industrialist and art dealer, was a major distributor of fake Fabergé items. It is a not-so-well-kept secret that he was actually given hallmarking tools by the Soviet government during the 1930s and stamped all kinds of Russian items with Fabergé's mark to be sold at his New York gallery.

Learning to tell the difference between the good and the bad is like any other skill….it takes practice. It often can be very subjective, and there have been times that pieces have come on the market when even the experts can't agree among themselves about authenticity.

My computer is losing files and pictures so I see nothing which is to bad because I could give you more information if I could see the picture.

Information compliments of Flash Back Antiques. for 40 years.

If you wish more information . Just let me know. I,m gatemate on eons.

Daffodil and gatemate,
thanks for your help. Daffodil, cna you tell me where you got your info so I can look it u please?

I also have a blue enameled egg, which opens up and has 2 minature perfume bottles, with "diamonds" on their tops. I am attempting to upload the pics but my comp is not working with me today...will have them soon hopefully.

Thanks for all you help!
gmom

Your welcome.
If they have real diamonds on then. you get them appraised before you do any thing with them. What is the history on them?. Where did you get them? Might help to know?
The Chinese and Japanese made a lot of Cloisonne enamel eggs you know? Cloisonne is flash glass on metal. with small like ribbon pieces of metal on metal Tiffany made some eggs also. The list goes on.
Your perfume sound like some thing from the French in the the 19th century. They did a lot of perfume in opaque and translucence enamel on silver. eggs . If so,your range could start at 1100.00 and up Of course condition and if they are diamonds and so forth. English made a lot of Ivory eggs in the 18th century. Eggs has been made and popular for many century,s I just wish I could see them. Darn computer
So am blind and can not help more than tell you what I know. If you need more help I can go on and on . If I can get anyone to listen to me,.I will run my MOUTH.. LOLOLOLOLOLOL