Faberge eggs - a synonym for luxury

Faberge eggs - a synonym for luxury

Faberge was a court jeweler for the last two Russian rulers, Tsar Alexander III . and Nicholas II , and these precious eggs were their specialty.

The story began when the Russian Emperor Alexander III . donated an Easter egg for his wife Mary Fedorovnoj . This first Faberge egg has been preserved until today. The Empress was so much delighted , that she began to produce every year at least one new egg .

 From the first egg with brand chicken was drafted in the yeaer 1885 , Faberge made ​​a total of 54 eggs within 37 years of the Romanov dynasty .

Of the total number of the eggs  left ,47 of them was exhibited in many parts of the world , and were kept in museums and collections of art collectors . 

Most of them are still located in the rich collection of Russian Viktor Vekselberg , and in the Moscow Kremlin museum . Faberge 's eggs, except for those " blue blood " , was prepared, and made ​​to order for some of the eminent families and individuals .

Each Faberge egg has its own name , for example: a swan, peacock, rose bud , prince etc.

The exhibition " Faberge in Dubrovnik - Treasures of Imperial Russia " opened on 30.09.2007 in. the Rector's Palace in Dubrovnik.

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