Faberge - Russian Gold Egg Pendant Necklace with Diamonds

A gorgeous Russian egg pendant decorated with a gold loop on top and GOLD chain. 
Marked with Russian hallmarks, '56' Gold mark, 'FABERGE', and 'AT' in Cyrillic for Alexander Tillander - FABERGE workmaster - see information below.

SIZE: pendant - 2 inches (5.1 cm). Chain - 19 inches (48.2 cm). Weight: 0.5 ounces (gross).

CONDITION: Magnificent Russian. Overall condition good. The item is described to the best of our knowledge. Please refer to pictures and email with any questions.

WORKMASTER: Alexander Edvard Tillander (June 30, 1837 Parish of Helsinki - December 19, 1918 St. Petersburg) was a Finnish goldsmith. In 1860, he founded a jewelry and jewellery movement in St. Petersburg, which moved to Helsinki during the Russian Revolution. Tillander heirs companies are currently four: Aleksanterinkatu 17: the still functioning Oy Ab Alexander Tillander , operating in Turku Oy Ab Tillander , based in Helsinki Ltd Atelier Torbjorn Tillander Ab and Oy Ab Annette Tillander. Atelier Torbjorn Tillander's CEO is Torbjorn's daughter Tina Tillander. Alexander Tillander was born a peasant in the parish of Helsinki in 1837. He left the age of 11 jewellers doctrine of Russia, the Tsar's court summer vacation place in Tsarskoye Selo Finnish goldsmith FA Holstenius apprentice. After graduating with a degree in 1855, at the age of 23 he founded his own shop in St. Petersburg in 1860. In 1911, the company was known as a large jewellery shop along Nevsky Prospekt. It was owned at the time by Alexander Theodor Tillander , the son of Alexander Edvard Tillander, born in 1870, and the clientele included Leo Tolstoy and Prince Aga Khan III , among others . The movement also acted as the tsar's court procurer. In addition to jewelry, Tillander made other valuables, such as magazines , tableware, and ornaments. In the turmoil of the Russian Revolution, Tillander's family went to Luumaki for a summer holiday in the usual way , but this time with him a lot of the company's valuables in boxes that were hidden in the fields of the summer place. The rest of the family no longer dared to return to St. Petersburg, but Alexander Edvard Tillander, 80, returned. He was robbed on St. Petersburg Street by a group of men, including Tillander's former contestant. Health deteriorated, and the following year Tillander died of cancer in St. Petersburg.