Chick
Made for Queen Alexandra
Crown Copyright
The Royal Collection
Image Courtesy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
Henrik Emanuel Wigström
(1862-1923) of Fabergé created this sweet little chalcedony chick in
1907. The eyes are set with cabochon rubies and she stands on chased red
gold feet.
This was part of the famed Sandringham Commission
wherein King Edward VII asked Fabergé to create a host of little,
precious animals to add to Queen Alexandra’s growing menagerie of
expensive barnyard friends.
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