A spray of japonica, three branches of blossoms in pale pink opaque enamel with rose diamond centres, nephrite leaves all on engraved dull green gold stalks, set in a bulbous rock crystal pot.

According to Bainbridge, Stanislaw Poklewski-Koziell - who purchased this flower model and the Chrysanthemum in the Royal Collection - was ‘perhaps the most prolific present giver the world has ever seen’. He was a councillor at the Russian Embassy in London and a great friend of Edward VII. It is assumed that this flower was a gift from him to Queen Alexandra.

Mark of Henrik Wigström; gold mark of 72 zolotniks (1908-17); Fabergé in Cyrillic characters

Text adapted from Fabergé in the Royal Collection