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Fabergé Imperial Easter Eggs

March 27, 2016 By Wendy Campbell

In honour of those celebrating Easter this weekend, DAF presents the infamous Fabergé eggs. The House of Fabergé made thousands of jeweled eggs  from 1885 through 1917. The majority of these were miniature ones that were popular gifts at Eastertide. The most famous eggs  were the larger Imperial Easter Eggs made for Alexander III and Nicholas II of Russia.

Fabergé was given complete creative freedom in creating the eggs.  The only stipulations were that each egg must be unique and must contain a surprise. The eggs were made with precious metals or hard stones decorated with combinations of enamel and gem stones. The term “Fabergé egg” has become a symbol of luxury and the eggs are regarded as masterpieces of the jeweller’s art. Of the 50 made, 42 have survived.

In 2014, an original Fabergé Imperial Easter Egg was discovered in the United States. It was bought by a scrap metal dealer in the US, who had been intending on melting it down. The value of the egg was estimated at approximately $33 million USD.

Read more on Wikipedia and Fabergé.com.

Mosaic-Fabergé_egg 1914
Fabergé Steel Military Egg-1916
Faberge Egg 1911
Faberge Egg 1908
Faberge Coronation Egg 1897
Basket_of_Wild_Flowers_Fabergé_egg-1901
Peter The Great Fabergé Egg- 1903
Madonna_Lily_Egg-1899
Faberge Egg - Memory_of_Azov_Egg-1891

 

Filed Under: ART, Art History, Sculpture Tagged With: Fabergé Imperial Easter Eggs, Jewellery Art

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