Saturday, August 25, 2012

Gifts of Grandeur: A Fabergé Ducky, c. 1907

Miniature Duck of Chalcedony, Gold and Rubies
Part of the Sandringham Commission, 1907
Crown Copyright
The Royal Collection
Image Courtesy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II



Made in 1907 by Carl Fabergé, this ducky is not rubber, but rather made of chalcedony, silver-gilt and rubies. He’s part of the great Sandringham Commission wherein King Edward VII bid Fabergé to create a veritable menagerie of precious miniature animals for his long-suffering consort, Queen Alexandra. 


With his body of unusually white chalcedony and his feet of red gold, he’s even cuter with his little cabochon ruby eyes.



Crown Copyright
The Royal Collection
Image Courtesy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

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