| Faberge Eggs have always been special to me. | | | | an art auction recently was so detailed. The |
| I’ve been searching them out at art auctions | | | | silver enamel egg has rubies and eagles and is |
| since I was in my early twenties. I did a term | | | | marked with Faberge hallmarks. I was able to |
| paper on the Faberge Company and their history | | | | win this egg because I was bidding with someone |
| of making eggs for the Russian Tsars between | | | | else’s money. The best eggs always end up |
| 1885 and 1917. | | | | with the richest people. |
| The first Faberge Egg that I ever found at an art | | | | The piece that I want in my collection is a genuine |
| auction was actually quite by chance. The | | | | Lillies of the Valley Faberge Egg. I found one at |
| Faberge Egg was not one of the advertised items | | | | an art auction I went to ten years ago. I was |
| and was actually a bottle topper. I instantly fell in | | | | unable to buy the one I saw, because I didn’t |
| love with it and took it home from the art auction | | | | have the money at the time. I’ve been |
| for one hundred dollars. | | | | saving for the time that I see another one. |
| I saw an advertisement for a tropical Faberge | | | | The Lillies of the Valley Faberge Egg is covered |
| Egg from a collection St. Petersburg. It was set | | | | with pearls and pale pink enamel. The egg is on |
| to be up for sale at an art auction in New York | | | | a stand that has legs of matte green-gold leaves |
| City. I knew that I was going to be unable to | | | | with rose dewdrops. The gold-stemmed lilies of |
| purchase it, but I wanted to see it in person and | | | | the valley have green enamelled leaves and pearl |
| at least put in one of the lower bids. | | | | flowers. I will look for this egg at every art |
| The tropical Faberge Egg at that art auction in | | | | auction I ever attend. |
| New York City ended up selling for over six | | | | This Faberge Egg is delightful. It is surmounted |
| thousand dollars. That is out of my price range, | | | | by an Imperial crown of rose crystals. There is |
| but I was happy just to have been in the same | | | | a pearl knob that reveals the surprise of this |
| room with this masterpiece. The eggs | | | | egg. The surprise is portrait miniatures of Czar |
| themselves are just exciting to be near. | | | | Nicholas II and his two oldest daughters. The |
| The first Faberge Egg was made in 1885. I | | | | portraits are framed in rose crystals and backed |
| know that it will never turn up in an art auction, | | | | with gold panels. I have heard a rumor that one |
| but hopefully I will see it someday in an exhibit. | | | | will be at an art auction next year in Miami. |
| The first one was commissioned by Tsar | | | | The last art auction I attended I purchased a |
| Alexander III and was given to his wife as an | | | | Faberge Egg called the Imperial Clover Egg. It |
| Easter present. The surprise inside the egg was | | | | was for my personal collection and I won it for |
| a golden hen in a golden yolk. The hen was | | | | under a thousand dollars. I felt like it was quite a |
| wearing a tiny crown with a ruby hanging inside. | | | | steal at that price. |
| The antique Russian Faberge Egg that I found at | | | | |