Retired Franklin Mint Limited Edition “The Collector’s Treasury of Eggs”
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Retired Franklin Mint Limited Edition “The Collector’s Treasury of Eggs”:
$38.00
These three exquisiteeggs were part of Franklin Mint’s twelve collector egg series, titled, “TheCollector’s Treasury of Eggs”. The FranklinMint is a private mintfounded by Joseph Segelin 1964 in Wawa, Pennsylvania, and for five decades has producedand marketed \"collectibles\". Now retired, these limited edition eggs wereall released in 1988 as part of the unique collector egg series. As shown in the above photos, the first figurineis the Russian-style egg that features a shiny black background with theimage of three dancing girls, a woodsman and the mythical red phoenix. It measures approximately 3” in height(including the gold stand). The nextfigurine is the Limoges-style egg that features a shiny cobalt bluebackground with the golden image of an elegantly-dressed maiden on a strollthrough the forest. It measuresapproximately 3” in height (including the gold stand). The last figurine is the Ukrainian-styleegg that features a shiny black background and a detailed and colorful patterntypical of the Ukrainian egg decorating technique. It measuresapproximately 3 ¼” in height (including the gold stand). All three eggs have a gold stamp on the basethat reads, “FM 88”, and each egg comes with its own shiny gold-tone stand. They arein mint condition with no chips,cracks or any other evidence of damage. Thisis a dazzling Franklin Mint collection of brightly-colored egg figurines withbeautiful images and polished black/blue finishes.