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21 January 2012

Fabergé's Easter Eggs



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.