Faberge eggs

The new bejewelled Fabergé egg was created in collaboration with the Al-Fardan family of pearl merchants and is inspired by the formation of a pearl.

Easter Eggs Made By Legendary Russian Jeweler Fabergé Are World-Renowned Masterpieces.

Many have heard of the famous Fabergé eggs. But why are they so famous? The answer surely lies in where the eggs came from (and, no, they didn’t come from the Easter bunny). Celebrating its “rebirth” at Baselworld 2015, Fabergé introduced the first egg of the new era as a unique pieceand is calling the incredible Pearl Egg “the first egg created in the ‘imperial class' since 1917.”

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No object is as synonymous with Romanov Russia as a Fabergé imperial Easter egg.

The Winter Egg, considered by experts to be the most beautiful of all of the Fabergé Eggs, made in 1913. The surprise inside is a basket of flowers to represent Spring.

"This is the perfect Faberge for winter. This stunning piece has 1800 Swarovski crystals hand set in it. It also looks like nighttime stargazing. They are all in a snowflake royal crest pattern. The egg opens to become a jewelry holder or trinket holder. I keep mine by my bed for my jewelry. This is so pretty and so shiny that you have to love it. This is midnight blue with silver crystals the top is a gorgeous one of my favorite eggs, 4.5\" tall x 2.6\" wide."