Worked in smalt, belomorite, Madagascar jasper and flint, with gold, rubies, sapphires, emeralds and opal, the sculpture shows Ida Rubinstein in the dance from the ballet Salome. The piece belongs to the 'Fabergé unreleased' project. The dancer is carved in mid-movement, one knee to the ground and the other leg extended, both arms raised and her long hair swept back; she wears a jewelled headband, crossed straps set with a cabochon and a gold skirt gathered by a tasselled cord.
Materials: smalt, belomorite, Madagascar jasper, flint, gold, rubies, sapphires, emeralds, opal
Dimensions: height 14.8 cm
Worked in smalt, belomorite, Madagascar jasper and flint, with gold, rubies, sapphires, emeralds and opal, the sculpture shows Ida Rubinstein in the dance from the ballet Salome. The piece belongs to the 'Fabergé unreleased' project. The dancer is carved in mid-movement, one knee to the ground and the other leg extended, both arms raised and her long hair swept back; she wears a jewelled headband, crossed straps set with a cabochon and a gold skirt gathered by a tasselled cord.
Materials: smalt, belomorite, Madagascar jasper, flint, gold, rubies, sapphires, emeralds, opal
Dimensions: height 14.8 cm