Fabergé egg

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A Fabergé egg (Russian: яйцо Фаберже, romanized: yaytso Faberzhe) is a jewelled egg first created by the jewellery firm House of Fabergé, in Saint Petersburg, Russia. As many as 69 eggs were created during the Tsarist era, of which 61 are known to have survived. The most famous of the house creations are the 50 Imperial Easter eggs manufactured under the supervision of Peter Carl Fabergé, between 1885 and 1917, of which 44 are known to be in complete or partial physical existence, leaving the fate of those remaining unknown. The eggs are very highly sought-after collectors' items. The eggs were commissioned for the Russian tsar Alexander III (10 eggs) and tsar Nicholas II (40 eggs) as Easter gifts for Alexander's wife and Nicholas's mother, Empress Maria Feodorovna, and Nicholas's wife Tsaritsa Alexandra Feodorovna. Fabergé eggs are worth large sums of money and have become symbols of opulence. Two more Fabergé Easter Imperial eggs (bringing the total to 52) were designed but were not delivered...

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