Ogive Oeuf Metal

The egg is the symbol of the beginning: a closed, perfect form that already contains everything. The maison Charles has carved one from dark marble, girding it with rosettes and mounts of gilt bronze, in the manner of a princely cabinet egg. It rests on a finely worked clawed foot. The pleated fabric shade, gilt, sets its roundness above the stone. The warm light answers the cold polish of the marble and sets the ornaments gleaming.