Elephant - a miniature statuette made of rock crystal, with ruby eyes, with a watchtower on his bach, decorated with red guilloché enamel and a diamond belt. Created in a similar way as an Order of Elephant figure - the highest Denmark national award.

Relationships between Russia and Denmark were strengthened in 1866, when Emperor Alexander II married Princess Dagmar of Denmark. In 1892 the Imperial couple ordered Fabergé a ladle with a knob in the form of the Danish Order as a present to Princess Dagmar's parents - King Christian IX and Queen Louise in commemoration of their golden wedding.

The highest Danish national award is the Order of the Elephant, which is traditionally made of white-enamelled gold. The elephant supports the watch tower, under which a Moor  holding a golden rod is sitting; a cross of diamonds is on the elephant right side. Crowned monogram of the monarch reigning when it was made is on the elephant left side.

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