| Scandinavian | |
| Year Delivered: | 1899–1903 |
| Made For: | Unknown St. Petersburg client |
| Owner: | Viktor Vekselberg Fabergé Museum in Saint Petersburg, Russia |
| Acquisition Year: | 2004 |
| Workmaster: | Michael Perkhin |
| Materials: | Gold, translucent strawberry red enamel, diamonds |
| Height: | 74mm |
| Surprise In Egg: | The egg opens to reveal an enamelled yolk, which contains a miniature hen. |
The Scandinavian egg, also known as the Quisling egg, is an enamelled Easter egg made by Michael Perchin under the supervision of the Russian jeweller Peter Carl Fabergé between 1899 and 1903.[1] The egg was made for a St. Petersburg client, one of the very few Fabergé eggs that were not made for the Russian Imperial Family.[1]
The egg opens to reveal an enamelled yolk, which contains a miniature hen.[2]
Rediscovered in an Oslo bank safe, among the possessions of Maria Quisling, the widow of World War II fascist collaborator Vidkun Quisling,[3] it was acquired by Malcolm Forbes for his Fabergé collection in the 1980s.
The Forbes Collection was sold in 2004 to Viktor Vekselberg for almost $100 million.[4]