Gorbachev Peace (Fabergé egg)
Fabergé-style egg
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The Gorbachev Peace egg is a Fabergé egg by Fabergé workmaster Victor Mayer. In 1991, Herbert Mohr-Mayer gave the Gorbachev Peace Egg to Mikhail Gorbachev, president of the former Soviet Union. It was given as a tribute to the way in which Gorbachev had succeeded in reducing tensions between East and West.[1] Gorbachev subsequently donated this egg as an Easter present to the Kremlin Museum in Moscow.
| Gorbachev Peace Fabergé egg | |
|---|---|
| Recipient | Mikhail Gorbachev |
| Design and materials | |
| Workmaster | Victor Mayer |
| Materials used | gold and enamel |
| Surprise | a golden dove |
The egg is made of 18 karat yellow gold and covered with transparent green vitreous enamel. The upper half of the egg opens up to reveal a golden dove.
