For the imperial families at the helm of Russia’s empire in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, even Easter eggs were sometimes made of diamonds. Between 1885 and 1916, the luxury jewelry firm ...
If you were obsessed with the Anastasia Romanov mystery as a kid, then you'll find the story behind the famous Russian Imperial Easter eggs just as thrilling. Fabergé Egg history is full of creativity ...
Easter was considered a significant occasion on the Russian Orthodox calendar, and a tradition formed whereby the upper echelons of society would present bejewelled Easter gifts to the church to be ...
A jewel-studded gift, originally for the mother of Russia’s last emperor, has sold for a record £22.9m at auction in London. The exquisite Winter Egg, commissioned in 1913 by Emperor Nicholas II for ...
Fabergé is believed to have produced 50 of the ornate eggs for Russia’s czars. The Winter Egg, sold on Tuesday, is considered one of the jewelry house’s greatest creations. By Jin Yu Young A crystal ...
The Imperial Tsesarevich Easter Egg currently on display at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. Wikimedia Commons Most people get chocolate bunnies or plastic candy-filled eggs as presents on Easter, ...
Fabergé, the jeweler most known for its famously intricate Russian Easter eggs, has been sold for $50 million by a British mining company to an American tech investor who says he plans to expand its ...
EDITOR’S NOTE: Curio is a CNN Style series spotlighting small objects and the big ideas behind them. There may soon — potentially very soon — be a time when even the world’s greatest riches are unable ...
(CNN) — There may soon — potentially very soon — be a time when even the world’s greatest riches are unable to purchase one of Fabergé’s legendary Imperial Eggs. There will simply be none left on the ...