The Renaissance Egg of 1894, the last Imperial Easter Egg given to Empress Maria Feodorovna by her husband Alexander III.
The Renaissance Egg of 1894, the last Imperial Easter Egg given to Empress Maria Feodorovna by her husband Alexander III.
Joseph Coscia Jr. / The Forbes Collection
The Napoleonic Egg came with a folding screen made with six octagonal panels.
The Napoleonic Egg came with a folding screen made with six octagonal panels.
The Matilda Geddings Gray Foundation Collection
The Catherine the Great Egg was made by one of Faberge's top "workmasters," Henrik Wigström, and completed in 1914.
The Catherine the Great Egg was made by one of Faberge's top "workmasters," Henrik Wigström, and completed in 1914.
Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens / Estate of Marjorie Merriweather Post, Washington DC / E. Owen
Like many of Faberge's eggs, the Hen Easter Egg opened to reveal a surprise -- in this case, a gold hen with ruby eyes.
Like many of Faberge's eggs, the Hen Easter Egg opened to reveal a surprise -- in this case, a gold hen with ruby eyes.
Joseph Coscia Jr / The Forbes Collection
The Peacock Easter Egg contained a mechanical peacock, created by clocksmith Semion Lvovich Dorofeyev, according to a new book about Faberge's collaborators.
The Peacock Easter Egg contained a mechanical peacock, created by clocksmith Semion Lvovich Dorofeyev, according to a new book about Faberge's collaborators.
Fondation Édouard et Maurice Sandoz
The Clover Leaf Imperial Easter Egg is made from gold, rubies, platinum, enamel and rose-cut diamonds. It was Tsar Nicholas II's 1902 Easter gift to his wife Empress Alexandra Feodorovna.
The Clover Leaf Imperial Easter Egg is made from gold, rubies, platinum, enamel and rose-cut diamonds. It was Tsar Nicholas II's 1902 Easter gift to his wife Empress Alexandra Feodorovna.
The State Historical and Cultural Museum in The Kremlin, Moscow
The Blue Enamel Ribbed Egg was made from a wide of expensive materials, including green, yellow, and red gold, sapphires, diamonds, agate, rubies, and translucent blue enamel.
The Blue Enamel Ribbed Egg was made from a wide of expensive materials, including green, yellow, and red gold, sapphires, diamonds, agate, rubies, and translucent blue enamel.
The Stavros Niarchos estate
The Winter Egg is made from more than 1,600 diamonds, as well as platinum, rock crystal and a cabochon moonstone.
The Winter Egg is made from more than 1,600 diamonds, as well as platinum, rock crystal and a cabochon moonstone.
Private collection / Wartski
The Swan Egg contained a miniature mechanical swan is made from various colors of gold and aquamarine.
The Swan Egg contained a miniature mechanical swan is made from various colors of gold and aquamarine.
Fondation Édouard et Maurice Sandoz
The Faberge Coronation Egg with carriage, completed for Tsar Nicholas II in 1897.
The Faberge Coronation Egg with carriage, completed for Tsar Nicholas II in 1897.
STAN HONDA / AFP / Getty Images
The Rose Trellis Easter Egg, completed in 1907, was constructed by combining gold with translucent green and pink enamel, as well as a lattice of rose-cut diamonds.
The Rose Trellis Easter Egg, completed in 1907, was constructed by combining gold with translucent green and pink enamel, as well as a lattice of rose-cut diamonds.
The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, Maryland
Known as the "Rothschild Egg," this egg-shaped table clock is named for its former owner Béatrice Ephrussi (née de Rothschild) of the famous famous banking family.
Known as the "Rothschild Egg," this egg-shaped table clock is named for its former owner Béatrice Ephrussi (née de Rothschild) of the famous famous banking family.
The State Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg / Christie's