A group of five sterling silver, silver gilt, enamel, and semiprecious eggs, various makers, 20th century

Comprising an Elizabeth II gilt-washed sterling silver surprise egg, Stuart Devlin, London, 1967, the interior revealing daisy with faceted amethyst to center, with gilt bee on spring above, marked to underside; a silver gilt, cloisonné, and guilloché enamel egg, bearing Russian ФР marks and 88 zolotniki mark; a sterling silver-mounted glass egg, surmounted by trumpeting elf, by James Schwabe (1918-2008) for Patrice, New York, NY, marked “Patrice/ Ster” and signed “J. Schwabe” to underside; a Portoro marble egg and a Breccia marble sphere, by Cartier (French, founded 1847), Paris, both marked “Cartier”; and an enamel-decorated egg with squirrels and nesting birds among tree branches, inscribed, “Easter 1975,” by Halcyon Days, Bilston and Battersea Enamels, England, marked to interior; accompanied by four gilt metal egg rings.

H: 2 ½ in. W: 2 in. (largest), Weight: 4.22 oz. t. (Stuart Devlin egg only)

Property from a Newport, Rhode Island estate.

lot 120: guilloche / cloisonne egg: nice condition, with only minor occasional tarnishing to exterior, interior remains very bright, enamel intact overall with no major issues; Stuart Devlin egg: some darkening and tarnishing commensurate with materiality and age, particularly to interior, with some occasional loss to gilt, including to bee; Cartier sphere: an area of grime / residue build-up; Schwabe egg: some general / overall darkened surface to sterling- tarnishing, top of glass egg with slight chip evident around figure (probably from the making); no other issues noted

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A group of five sterling silver, silver gilt, enamel, and semiprecious eggs, various makers, 20th century

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