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Kazimiera
05-11-2013, 02:00 AM
A Fabergé egg (Russian: Яйца Фаберже́; yaytsa faberzhe) is a jeweled egg made by the House of Fabergé from 1885 to 1917. Most were miniature eggs that were popular gifts at Easter. They were worn on a neck chain either singly or in groups.

The most famous eggs produced by the House were the larger ones made for Alexander III and Nicholas II of Russia; these are often referred to as the 'Imperial' Fabergé eggs. Approximately 50 eggs were made; 42 have survived. Another two eggs, the Constellation and Karelian Birch eggs, were planned for 1918 but not delivered, as Nicholas II and his family were executed that year, and Nicholas had abdicated the crown the year before.

Seven large eggs were made for the Kelch family of Moscow.

The eggs are made of precious metals or hard stones decorated with combinations of enamel and gem stones. The Fabergé egg has become a symbol of luxury, and the eggs are regarded as masterpieces of the jeweler's art.

'Fabergé egg' typicaly refers to products made by the company before the 1917 Revolution, but use of the Fabergé name has occasionally been disputed, and the trademark has been sold several times since the Fabergé family left Russia after 1917, so several companies have subsequently retailed egg-related merchandise using the Fabergé name. The trademark is currently owned by Fabergé Limited, which also makes egg-themed jewellery.


History

The first Fabergé egg was crafted for Tsar Alexander III, who decided to give his wife, the Empress Maria Fedorovna, an Easter Egg in 1885, possibly to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their betrothal. It is believed that the Tsar’s inspiration for the piece was an egg owned by the Empress’s aunt, Princess Vilhelmine Marie of Denmark, which had captivated Maria’s imagination in her childhood. Known as the Hen Egg, it is crafted from gold. Its opaque white enameled ‘shell’ opens to reveal its first surprise, a matte yellow gold yolk. This in turn opens to reveal a multi-coloured gold hen that also opens. It contained a minute diamond replica of the Imperial Crown from which a small ruby pendant was suspended. Unfortunately, these last two surprises have been lost.

Empress Maria was so delighted by this gift that Alexander appointed Fabergé a ‘goldsmith by special appointment to the Imperial Crown’. He commissioned another egg the following year. After that, Peter Carl Fabergé, who headed the House, was apparently given complete freedom for future Imperial Easter Eggs, as from this date their designs become more elaborate. According to the Fabergé family tradition, not even the Tsar knew what form they would take: the only requirement was that each one should contain a surprise. Following the death of Alexander III on November 1, 1894, his son presented a Fabergé egg to both his wife, the Empress Alexandra Fedorovna, and to his mother, the Dowager Empress Maria Fedorovna.

No eggs were made for 1904 and 1905 because of the Russo-Japanese War. Once an initial design had been approved by Peter Carl Fabergé, the work was carried out by an entire team of craftsmen, among them Michael Perkhin, Henrik Wigström and Erik August Kollin.

The Imperial eggs enjoyed great fame, and Fabergé made some other large eggs for a few select private clients, such as the Duchess of Marlborough, the Nobels, the Rothschilds and the Yusupovs. A series of seven eggs was made for the industrialist Alexander Kelch.



[B]Russian Imperial Eggs

1885 - First Hen Egg

http://i1162.photobucket.com/albums/q526/katzentatzen79/Faberge%20eggs/Russian%20Imperial%20Eggs/1885FirstHen_zps3868c678.jpg


1886 - Hen with Sapphire Pendant

http://i1162.photobucket.com/albums/q526/katzentatzen79/Faberge%20eggs/Russian%20Imperial%20Eggs/1886LapislazuliHenwithSapphirePendantorEggwithHeni nBasket_zps310b813c.jpg


1887 - Blue Serpent Clock

http://i1162.photobucket.com/albums/q526/katzentatzen79/Faberge%20eggs/Russian%20Imperial%20Eggs/1887Blue_Serpent_Clock_Egg_zps5154bb0a.jpg


1888 - Cherub with Chariot

http://i1162.photobucket.com/albums/q526/katzentatzen79/Faberge%20eggs/Russian%20Imperial%20Eggs/1888Cherub_with_Chariot_Egg_zps817b8e28.jpg


1889 - Necessaire

http://i1162.photobucket.com/albums/q526/katzentatzen79/Faberge%20eggs/Russian%20Imperial%20Eggs/1889necessaire_zps372a71e9.jpg


1890 - Danish Palaces

http://i1162.photobucket.com/albums/q526/katzentatzen79/Faberge%20eggs/Russian%20Imperial%20Eggs/1890DanishPalaces1_zps8d8d4e39.jpg


1891 - Memory of Azov

http://i1162.photobucket.com/albums/q526/katzentatzen79/Faberge%20eggs/Russian%20Imperial%20Eggs/1891memory-of-azov-faberge-egg_zps242c467f.jpg


1892 - Diamond Trellis

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Diamond_Trellis_Egg.jpg/1186px-Diamond_Trellis_Egg.jpg


1893 - Caucasus

http://i1162.photobucket.com/albums/q526/katzentatzen79/Faberge%20eggs/Russian%20Imperial%20Eggs/1893Caucasus_zps813e4708.jpg


1894 - Renaissance

http://i1162.photobucket.com/albums/q526/katzentatzen79/Faberge%20eggs/Russian%20Imperial%20Eggs/1894rennaisance_zpse1275448.jpg


1895 - Rosebud

http://i1162.photobucket.com/albums/q526/katzentatzen79/Faberge%20eggs/Russian%20Imperial%20Eggs/1895Rosebud_zps7780a331.jpg


1895 - Twelve Monograms

http://i1162.photobucket.com/albums/q526/katzentatzen79/Faberge%20eggs/Russian%20Imperial%20Eggs/1895Twelve_Monogram_Fabergeacute_egg__zps4156cc85. jpg


1896 - Revolving Miniatures

http://i1162.photobucket.com/albums/q526/katzentatzen79/Faberge%20eggs/Russian%20Imperial%20Eggs/1896RevolvingMiniaturesEgg_zpsa910f2c9.jpg


1896 - Alexander III Portraits (missing)

http://qph.is.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-a29a3e8472e810a3d7a8add64327e431


1897 - Coronation Egg

http://i1162.photobucket.com/albums/q526/katzentatzen79/Faberge%20eggs/Russian%20Imperial%20Eggs/1897coronation_egg_zpsbc8ebbcf.jpg


1897 - Mauve (missing)

http://i1162.photobucket.com/albums/q526/katzentatzen79/Faberge%20eggs/Russian%20Imperial%20Eggs/1897mauve_zps31014ed7.jpg

http://i1162.photobucket.com/albums/q526/katzentatzen79/Faberge%20eggs/Russian%20Imperial%20Eggs/1897mauve2_zpsfc7b4559.jpg


1898 - Lilies of the Valley

http://i1162.photobucket.com/albums/q526/katzentatzen79/Faberge%20eggs/Russian%20Imperial%20Eggs/1898LilyoftheValley_zps693a2dfd.jpg


1898 - Pelican Egg

http://i1162.photobucket.com/albums/q526/katzentatzen79/Faberge%20eggs/Russian%20Imperial%20Eggs/1898pelicanegg_zps6163f2d1.jpg

Kazimiera
05-11-2013, 02:19 AM
1899 - Bouquet of Lilies Clock

http://i1162.photobucket.com/albums/q526/katzentatzen79/Faberge%20eggs/Russian%20Imperial%20Eggs/1899Bouquet_of_lilies_clock_01_by_shakko_zpsc0cf0d d9.jpg


1899 - Pansy

http://i1162.photobucket.com/albums/q526/katzentatzen79/Faberge%20eggs/Russian%20Imperial%20Eggs/1899pansy_zpsb350ad8e.jpg


1900 - Cockerel

http://i1162.photobucket.com/albums/q526/katzentatzen79/Faberge%20eggs/Russian%20Imperial%20Eggs/1900cockerel_zps7a36a2fd.jpg


1900 - Trans Siberian Railway

http://i1162.photobucket.com/albums/q526/katzentatzen79/Faberge%20eggs/Russian%20Imperial%20Eggs/1900TransSiberianRailway_zps8c3b0e83.jpg


1901 - Gatchina Palace

http://i1162.photobucket.com/albums/q526/katzentatzen79/Faberge%20eggs/Russian%20Imperial%20Eggs/1901Gatchina_Palace-_Closed_zps3dc97a10.jpg

http://i1162.photobucket.com/albums/q526/katzentatzen79/Faberge%20eggs/Russian%20Imperial%20Eggs/1901_Gatchina_Palace_zps7ac26663.jpg


1901 - Basket of Wild Flowers

http://i1162.photobucket.com/albums/q526/katzentatzen79/Faberge%20eggs/Russian%20Imperial%20Eggs/1901Basket_of_Wild_Flowers_zps6996647e.jpg


1902 - Clover Leaf

http://i1162.photobucket.com/albums/q526/katzentatzen79/Faberge%20eggs/Russian%20Imperial%20Eggs/1902cloverleaf_zpsffb1cc8c.jpg


1902 - Empire Nephrite (missing)

http://i1162.photobucket.com/albums/q526/katzentatzen79/Faberge%20eggs/Russian%20Imperial%20Eggs/1902empirenephrite_zpsc841c5d7.jpg


1903 - Peter the Great

http://i1162.photobucket.com/albums/q526/katzentatzen79/Faberge%20eggs/Russian%20Imperial%20Eggs/1903Peterthegreat_zpsbf06102c.jpg


1903 - Royal Danish (missing)

http://i1162.photobucket.com/albums/q526/katzentatzen79/Faberge%20eggs/Russian%20Imperial%20Eggs/1903royaldanish_zps8d156498.jpg


1906 - Moscow Kremlin

http://i1162.photobucket.com/albums/q526/katzentatzen79/Faberge%20eggs/Russian%20Imperial%20Eggs/1906Moscow_Kremlin_zpsf0927b41.jpg


1906 - Swan

http://i1162.photobucket.com/albums/q526/katzentatzen79/Faberge%20eggs/Russian%20Imperial%20Eggs/1906imperialswan_zpse377d0b1.jpg


1907 - Cradle with Garlands

http://i1162.photobucket.com/albums/q526/katzentatzen79/Faberge%20eggs/Russian%20Imperial%20Eggs/1907cradlewithgarlands_zps9edc9bea.jpg


1907 - Rose Trellis

http://i1162.photobucket.com/albums/q526/katzentatzen79/Faberge%20eggs/Russian%20Imperial%20Eggs/1892ImperialDiamondTrellisEgg_zps5644c859.jpg


1908 - Alexander Palace

http://i1162.photobucket.com/albums/q526/katzentatzen79/Faberge%20eggs/Russian%20Imperial%20Eggs/1908Alexanderpalace_zpsf7b59312.jpg


1908 - Peacock

http://i1162.photobucket.com/albums/q526/katzentatzen79/Faberge%20eggs/Russian%20Imperial%20Eggs/1908peacock_zps9d99097c.jpg


1909 - Alexander III Commemorative (missing)

http://i1162.photobucket.com/albums/q526/katzentatzen79/Faberge%20eggs/Russian%20Imperial%20Eggs/1909AlexanderEgg_zpsf85152c5.jpg


1909 - Standart Yacht

http://i1162.photobucket.com/albums/q526/katzentatzen79/Faberge%20eggs/Russian%20Imperial%20Eggs/1909Standard_yacht_zps64abdc56.jpg

Kazimiera
05-11-2013, 02:32 AM
1910 - Collonade

http://i1162.photobucket.com/albums/q526/katzentatzen79/Faberge%20eggs/Russian%20Imperial%20Eggs/1910Colonnade_Egg_zpsdc05ba17.jpg


1910 - Alexander III Equestrian

http://i1162.photobucket.com/albums/q526/katzentatzen79/Faberge%20eggs/Russian%20Imperial%20Eggs/1910Alexander_III_Equestrian_zpsbab91bd8.jpg


1911 - Fifteen Year Anniversary Egg

http://i1162.photobucket.com/albums/q526/katzentatzen79/Faberge%20eggs/Russian%20Imperial%20Eggs/191115yearanniversaryegg_zpsd8cdc42f.jpg


1911 - Bay Tree

http://i1162.photobucket.com/albums/q526/katzentatzen79/Faberge%20eggs/Russian%20Imperial%20Eggs/1911bAYTREEjpg_zps967e08a7.jpg

http://i1162.photobucket.com/albums/q526/katzentatzen79/Faberge%20eggs/Russian%20Imperial%20Eggs/1911-Bay-Tree-Egg-by-Faberge_zpse51f2af9.jpg


1912 - Tsarevich

http://i1162.photobucket.com/albums/q526/katzentatzen79/Faberge%20eggs/Russian%20Imperial%20Eggs/1912Tsarevich_zpsb163eec6.jpg


1912 - Napoleonic

http://i1162.photobucket.com/albums/q526/katzentatzen79/Faberge%20eggs/Russian%20Imperial%20Eggs/1912fabergeimperialnapoleonicegg_zpsd1346ea3.jpg


1913 - Romanov Tercentenary

http://i1162.photobucket.com/albums/q526/katzentatzen79/Faberge%20eggs/Russian%20Imperial%20Eggs/1913the-romanov-tercentenary-egg_ou-faberge_zps5a80ceec.jpg


1913 - Winter Egg

http://i1162.photobucket.com/albums/q526/katzentatzen79/Faberge%20eggs/Russian%20Imperial%20Eggs/1913winter_zps29285b28.jpg


1914 - Grisaille

http://i1162.photobucket.com/albums/q526/katzentatzen79/Faberge%20eggs/Russian%20Imperial%20Eggs/1914grisaille_zps6bf1afa0.jpg


1914 - Mosaic

http://i1162.photobucket.com/albums/q526/katzentatzen79/Faberge%20eggs/Russian%20Imperial%20Eggs/1914Mosaic__zps5748acc3.jpg


1915 - Red Cross with Imperial Portraits

http://i1162.photobucket.com/albums/q526/katzentatzen79/Faberge%20eggs/Russian%20Imperial%20Eggs/1915redcrosswithimperialportraits_zpsf3960348.jpg


1915 - Red Cross with Triptych

http://i1162.photobucket.com/albums/q526/katzentatzen79/Faberge%20eggs/Russian%20Imperial%20Eggs/1915redcrosswithtryptych_zps419db03a.jpg


1916 - Steel Military

http://i1162.photobucket.com/albums/q526/katzentatzen79/Faberge%20eggs/Russian%20Imperial%20Eggs/1916steelmilitary_zpsf1a1ae2d.jpg


1916 - Order of St George Egg

http://i1162.photobucket.com/albums/q526/katzentatzen79/Faberge%20eggs/Russian%20Imperial%20Eggs/1916orderofstgeorgeegg_zpsaf15333f.jpg


1917 - Karelian Birch Egg

http://i1162.photobucket.com/albums/q526/katzentatzen79/Faberge%20eggs/Russian%20Imperial%20Eggs/1917Birch_egg_zps3e0a720e.jpg


1917 - Constellation (unfinished)

http://i1162.photobucket.com/albums/q526/katzentatzen79/Faberge%20eggs/Russian%20Imperial%20Eggs/1917constellationunfinished_zps4dc3408c.jpg

Kazimiera
05-11-2013, 03:37 AM
Kelch Eggs

1899 - Twelve Panel Egg

http://i1162.photobucket.com/albums/q526/katzentatzen79/Faberge%20eggs/Kelch%20Eggs/1899Twelve_Panel_Fabergeacute_egg00_zps6cbd0e4b.jp g


1900 - Pine Cone

http://i1162.photobucket.com/albums/q526/katzentatzen79/Faberge%20eggs/Kelch%20Eggs/1900kelchpinecone_zps0c561719.gif


1901 - Apple Blossom

http://i1162.photobucket.com/albums/q526/katzentatzen79/Faberge%20eggs/Kelch%20Eggs/1901kelchappleblossom_zps4d2e9f32.jpg


1902 - Rocaille



http://i1162.photobucket.com/albums/q526/katzentatzen79/Faberge%20eggs/Kelch%20Eggs/1902kelchrocaille_zps4bdc8f2f.jpg


1903 - Bonbonni

http://i1162.photobucket.com/albums/q526/katzentatzen79/Faberge%20eggs/Kelch%20Eggs/1903kelchbonobierre_zps04f6e8a7.jpg


1904 - Chanticleer

http://i1162.photobucket.com/albums/q526/katzentatzen79/Faberge%20eggs/Kelch%20Eggs/1904Kelchchanticleer_zps0dcee0b3.jpg



Other Eggs


1885-1889 - Resurrection Eggs

http://i1162.photobucket.com/albums/q526/katzentatzen79/Faberge%20eggs/Other%20Eggs/1885-1889Resurrectionegg_zps47a5de35.jpg


1899-1903 - Spring Flowers

http://i1162.photobucket.com/albums/q526/katzentatzen79/Faberge%20eggs/Other%20Eggs/1899-1903springflowers_zps5037ab2b.jpg


1902- Duchess of Marlborough

http://i1162.photobucket.com/albums/q526/katzentatzen79/Faberge%20eggs/Other%20Eggs/1902duchessofmarlborough_zpsf34333b7.jpg


1902 - Rothschild Clock

http://i1162.photobucket.com/albums/q526/katzentatzen79/Faberge%20eggs/Other%20Eggs/1902rothschildegg_zps80e38bc0.jpg


1907 - Yusupov Clock

http://i1162.photobucket.com/albums/q526/katzentatzen79/Faberge%20eggs/Other%20Eggs/1907youssoupov_zps6a5425d3.jpg


1914 - Nobel Ice

http://i1162.photobucket.com/albums/q526/katzentatzen79/Faberge%20eggs/Other%20Eggs/1907nobelice_zps5a9209b1.jpg

http://i1162.photobucket.com/albums/q526/katzentatzen79/Faberge%20eggs/Other%20Eggs/220px-Nobel_Ice_Fabergeacute_egg_zpse9c3f46c.jpg

LouisFerdinand
02-04-2017, 09:10 PM
The colors and craftsmanship of the Faberge Eggs is marvelous.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5EyeVnQ9ujs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5EyeVnQ9ujs

LouisFerdinand
05-02-2017, 07:03 PM
The 1903 Danish Jubilee egg is one of two Fabergé eggs whose existence is known from a single photograph.
The egg contains miniature portraits of King Christian IX of Denmark and his wife, Louise of Hesse-Kassel, the parents of Empress Marie Feodorovna.