Rocaille (Fabergé egg)
| Rocaille Fabergé egg | |
|---|---|
| Year delivered | 1902 |
| Customer | Alexander Kelch |
| Recipient | Barbara Kelch-Bazanova |
| Current owner | |
| Individual or institution | Artie and Dorothy McFerrin |
| Year of acquisition | 2012 |
| Design and materials | |
| Workmaster | Mikhail Evlampievich Perkhin |
| Materials used | platinum, diamonds, transparent green enamel, and silk |
| Height | 120 millimetres (4.7 in) |
| Width | 142 millimetres (5.6 in) |
| Surprise | Gold tripod with enameled heart holding three portraits |
The Rocaille egg is one of the Fabergé eggs created in the workshop of Peter Carl Fabergé for the wealthy Russian industrialist Alexander Kelch who presented it to his wife as an Easter gift in 1902. Because it was not a gift from a Russian tsar to his tsarina, it is not considered an "imperial" Fabergé egg but rather, in this instance, is called one of the seven "Kelch" eggs. It is the fifth egg in this series.