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The Fabergé Imperial Easter eggs are jeweled objects commissioned by members of Russia's Romanov dynasty from the House of Fabergé between 1885 and 1916. Most were created as Easter gifts for the empresses and contain a concealed miniature or mechanical surprise, using materials such as gold, enamel, gemstones, and rock crystal. Fifty imperial eggs are documented, although not all survive or have been located.
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Who commissioned the first Imperial Faberge egg?
Emperor Alexander III commissioned the first Imperial egg as an Easter gift for Empress Maria Feodorovna in 1885. Known as the Hen Egg, it opens to reveal a golden yolk and a small hen.
How many Faberge Imperial eggs survive?
Faberge created about 50 Imperial eggs for the Romanov family between 1885 and 1916. Most survive, while several remain missing or are known only from records and photographs.
What was hidden inside Faberge's Imperial eggs?
Each egg generally contained a surprise, such as a miniature portrait, model carriage, mechanical bird, or replica palace. The 1897 Coronation Egg famously includes a tiny model of the imperial coach.
Where can the largest collections of Imperial Faberge eggs be seen?
Important groups are held by the Kremlin Armoury in Moscow and the Faberge Museum in Saint Petersburg. Other examples belong to institutions and royal collections outside Russia, including the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.
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