Wartski bought the egg on behalf of a collector. The egg had been lost for decades and had not been publicly seen since 1903.
When it comes to jewelers of the Russian Imperial court, the first name to be mentioned is of course Faberge, which produced gem-encrusted Easter eggs, cigarette cases made of precious metals ...
It is one of two pendants newly attributed to the Russian jewelry house Fabergé, best known for its Imperial Easter eggs. And both pieces ... 1909 in “Fabergé: Lost and Found,” a 1993 ...
The egg, lost since 1903 and historically significant, was an Easter gift from Emperor Alexander III to Empress Marie Feodorovna in 1887 and was confirmed authentic by an expert. The egg had been ...