Alexander III Commemorative (Fabergé egg)

The Alexander III Commemorative egg is a jewelled enameled Easter egg made under the supervision of the Russian jeweller Peter Carl Fabergé in 1909, for Nicholas II of Russia, who presented it to his mother, the Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna.

Alexander III Commemorative Fabergé egg
Year delivered1909
CustomerNicholas II
RecipientMaria Feodorovna
Current owner
Individual or institutionLost
Design and materials
Materials usedJewels, enamel
Height95 millimetres (3.7 in)
Surprisea miniature gold bust of Alexander III

The egg commemorates Alexander III of Russia, who had died fifteen years previously. The egg is one of three to commemorate Alexander, along with the Alexander III Portraits, and Alexander III Equestrian eggs. The surprise was a miniature gold bust of Alexander.[1]

The Alexander III Commemorative egg is one of the six Imperial Fabergé eggs that are currently missing; and one of only three lost eggs for which a photograph exists, the others being the 1889 Nécessaire and 1903's Royal Danish.[2]

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References

  1. "Mieks Fabergé Eggs". Wintraecken.nl. 2016-04-02. Archived from the original on 2016-06-24. Retrieved 2019-08-10.
  2. Krivoshey, Dmitry; Skurlov, Valentin; Nicholson, Nicholas B.A. (2017). "Fabergé: The Imperial "Empire" Egg of 1902" (PDF). New York: Academia.edu. Retrieved 2019-11-23. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

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