A SWAROVSKI CRYSTAL-MOUNTED, GREEN ENAMEL AND GOLD-PLATED PROP EGG IN THE MANNER OF FABERGE, COMMISSIONED FROM ASPREY, LONDON

The suspicious 'Imperial Easter Egg' plays a central role in the plot of Octopussy placing James Bond (Roger Moore) on the trail of a nuclear sabotage plot. Two jewel-like green-and-gold eggs were commissioned for use during filming by Peter Lamont, the film’s production designer, who asked the jewellers Asprey to craft the two Fabergé-style pieces from the Bond art department's concept artwork, which, after extensive research, was derived from the design of the Russian Coronation Egg made in 1897. This is one of the two prop 'Imperial Easter Eggs' used during production.

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