A Cyrillic "Ch" and "V", which stands for something which translates as "Christ has risen," which is a fitting phrase for an Easter Egg. |
Three pendants, the first of a gold chicken with a small enameled egg dangling from its mouth, and the second two of finely enameled red and blue eggs. |
Less grand versions of the Imperial Easter eggs, where this one uses only enamels. |
An Imperial Easter Egg by Faberge, which opens to reveal the pink enameled heart statue at the left.
The Danish elephant, alluding to Empress Maria Fedorovna's Danish heritage. |
An Imperial Easter egg which opens to reveal a gold and enamel model of a ship.
The most impressive Imperial Easter Egg, the Coronation Egg of Tsar Nicholas II, formerly in the Forbes Collection. It sold at auction about a decade ago for an astonishing $25 million.
The Hen Egg - Presented by Tsar Alexander III to his wife the Empress Maria Feodorovna at Easter 1885
A heart which opens to reveal miniature portraits of Tsarina Alexandra, Tsar Nikolai II, and their first child, the Grand Duchess Olga Nikolayevich.
A group of 4 small Faberge egg pendants.
A lilac enamel and gold pendant, in an egg-y shape...
The Fifteenth Anniversary Egg - Presented by Tsar Nicholas II to his wife the Empress Alexandra Feodorovna at Easter 1911. |
The Orange Tree Egg - Presented by Tsar Nicholas II to his mother the Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna at Easter 1911. |
The Order of St George Egg - Presented by Tsar Nicholas II to his mother the Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna at Easter 1916. |