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The 8.2-centimeter (3.2-inch) Faberge egg is on an elaborate gold stand supported by lion paw feet. Three sapphires suspend golden garlands around it, and a diamond acts as an opening mechanism. Wartski
The diamond mechanism opens the egg to reveal a Vacheron Constantin watch inside. The gold watch with diamond hands is hinged to stand upright. Wartski
Carl Faberge's jewelery workshop made 50 Easter eggs for the Russian royal family, each taking a year or more to craft. According to Faberge, designs were produced in the greatest secrecy, "the only pre-requisite being that they contained a surprise." Wartski
Wartski's display of the Third Imperial Easter Egg in London will be only the second time it has been shown in public, the first being in a 1902 exhibition of the Russian royal family's Faberge collection in St. Petersburg. Wartski
The Third Imperial Egg as seen by Faberge expert Kieran McCarthy for the first time in the United States. The cupcake beside it demonstrates the egg's delicacy. Wartski
