The Imperial Coronation Egg was made in 1897 by Fabergé ateliers, Mikhail Perkhin and Henrik Wigstrom. Given by Tsar Nicholas II to Empress Alexandra Fedorovna in 1897, on the first Easter following their Coronation, this egg is a masterpiece of craftsmanship. The color of the egg is taken from the gold ermine-trimmed robes worn by Their Imperial Majesties to their coronation. The surprise inside the egg is a velvet-lined compartment with a precise replica, less than four inches long, of the 18t

THE FABERGÉ MUSEUM IN SAINT PETERSBURG🥚✨ The Fabergé Museum in Saint Petersburg is one of the most elegant and fascinating museums in Russia. It is famous for its unique collection of masterpieces by the legendary jeweler Carl Fabergé👑 Here you can see the world-renowned imperial Easter eggs, created for the Russian royal family, as well as exquisite jewelry, silverware, icons, and decorative art objects from the late 19th and early 20th centuries🏛️💎 The museum is located in the magnificent

Fabergé Eggs A Fabergé egg is a jeweled egg (possibly numbering as many as 69) created by the House of Fabergé. Virtually all were manufactured under the supervision of Peter Carl Fabergé between 1885 and 1917.The most famous are those made for the Russian Tsars Alexander III and Nicholas II as Easter gifts for their wives and mothers (though these were not the only gifts they gave for this occasion). The House of Fabergé made 50 such "Imperial" Easter eggs, of which 43 have now numbered as exta

🐰 This Easter bunny has left a trail of beautifully decorated precious eggs! #HappyEaster 🎨 VMFA is open on Easter—and 365 days a year—from 10 am to 5 pm. 👀 All these works are currently on view in the Fabergé Galleries. | Virginia Museum of Fine Arts