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Franklin Mint “Garden of Jewels Imperial Egg” House of Fabergé Collector Plate — 8″ Fine Porcelain

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1990s Gilt, Porcelain / Ceramic Excellent
HDRH-VR-0036
There was a moment, somewhere in the late '80s and '90s, when a collector plate wasn't meant for the table at all — it was meant for the wall, the cabinet, the spot where guests would notice it. This is one of those. The Franklin Mint made it under license from the House of Fabergé, and the whole thing leans into the Russian imperial romance: a deep malachite-green egg laced in gold trellis, seed-pearl-and-ruby floral clusters, a green cabochon finial at the crown, all floating over a soft cream guilloché sunburst. The border piles on the opulence — green and gold acanthus scrollwork, more pearl-and-ruby florets, a bright gold rim. And here's the detail worth stopping for: a real, raised faceted jewel set into the egg's center medallion. Not printed. Mounted. On these plates that little stone tends to wander off over the decades, and on this one it's still exactly where it belongs.
  • Maker: The Franklin Mint, licensed House of Fabergé series
  • Plate: "Garden of Jewels Imperial Egg," hand-numbered Plate No. HA2702
  • Material: Limited-edition fine porcelain, decorative accessory (not for food use)
  • Size: 8 inches in diameter — wall hanging or plate stand
  • Standout: Genuine raised faceted jewel set into the center medallion, present and intact
  • Era: House of Fabergé Franklin Mint series, late 1980s–1990s
Condition: Excellent — bright gold, clean surface, no chips or cracks, and the raised center jewel is secure and right where it should be.
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Franklin Mint "Garden of Jewels Imperial Egg" House of Fabergé Collector Plate — 8" Fine Porcelain

Circa Late 1980s–1990s

House of Fabergé Collector Plate

In the late 1980s and into the 1990s, the collector plate reached its golden hour — issued with a certificate and a serial number, made not for the table but for the wall or the cabinet. The Franklin Mint produced this one under license from the House of Fabergé, borrowing the romance of the Russian imperial court. At its center a jeweled egg in malachite green sits wrapped in gold trellis and floral clusters of seed pearl and ruby, crowned by a green cabochon finial and floating over a cream guilloché sunburst. An opulent border of gold acanthus scrollwork frames it, closed with a bright gold rim.

This example comes from a Wake Forest, North Carolina estate, by way of a collector who came south from Long Island — the kind of household where a numbered plate was kept and displayed rather than used. Its standout is a genuine faceted jewel mounted in raised relief at the egg's center medallion, the first detail to go missing on plates of this kind and here still secure. Hand-numbered Plate No. HA2702, it is marked for decorative use only.

Materials Limited-edition fine porcelain with fired-gold gilding and a cream guilloché ground; a genuine faceted stone is mounted in raised relief at the center medallion.
Care Dust with a soft, dry cloth; avoid moisture around the gilded rim and raised center jewel. Display on a stand or wall hanger, away from direct sunlight. Decorative use only — not for food.
From the Research Archives
vintagerose.us Catalog No. HDRH-VR-0036 • July 2026

Specifications

Dimensions
8 × 6 × 6 in
Weight
2 lbs
SKU
HDRH-VR-0036
Every era has its small luxuries, and the collector plate was one of the last great ones. In the late '80s and into the '90s, a plate like this arrived with a certificate and a number, and it was understood from the start that it would never hold so much as a cracker. It was made to be displayed — kept behind glass or hung where the light could find it. This one, the Franklin Mint's "Garden of Jewels Imperial Egg," was produced under license from the House of Fabergé, and it wears that pedigree with a straight face. The design is pure imperial theater. At the center sits a jeweled egg in deep malachite green, wrapped in a gold trellis and studded with floral clusters of seed pearl and ruby, crowned by a green cabochon finial. It floats over a cream guilloché ground worked into a soft sunburst, so the whole center seems lit from within. The border doesn't hold back either — dark green and gold acanthus scrollwork, more pearl-and-ruby florets scattered through it, and a bright gold rim to close it off. Whoever designed it wasn't aiming for restraint. They were chasing the memory of a Fabergé workshop, and they got close. What makes this particular plate worth a second look is one small thing you can actually feel: a genuine faceted jewel, raised and mounted into the floral medallion at the egg's center. It's a real set stone, not a printed sparkle. That detail is the first thing to go on these plates — a knock, a careless dusting, and it's gone, leaving a bare little socket behind. This one still has its jewel, secure and intact, which is exactly how it was meant to look the day it left the mint.
  • Maker: The Franklin Mint, licensed House of Fabergé collector series
  • Title: "Garden of Jewels Imperial Egg," hand-numbered Plate No. HA2702
  • Backstamp: Franklin Mint Heirloom Recommendation, imperial double-headed eagle crest, House of Fabergé, Limited Edition Fine Porcelain
  • Material: Fine porcelain — decorative accessory, not for food use
  • Size: 8 inches in diameter; suits a wall hanger or a plate stand
  • Design: Malachite-green jeweled egg over cream guilloché sunburst, acanthus-and-gold border with pearl-and-ruby florets, bright gold rim
  • Standout feature: Real raised faceted jewel mounted in the center medallion — present and intact
  • Era: House of Fabergé Franklin Mint series, late 1980s–1990s
  • Provenance: From a Wake Forest, North Carolina estate, by way of a collector who came south from Long Island
Condition: Excellent throughout. The gold is bright, the surface is clean, there are no chips or cracks, and the raised center jewel — the part that usually goes missing — is secure and fully intact.

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