Who owns a Faberge egg?
The most famous are his 52 “Imperial” eggs, 46 of which survive, made for the Russian Tsars Alexander III and Nicholas II as Easter gifts for their wives and mothers….Location of the other eggs.
| Location/owner | Number of eggs | Eggs in collection |
|---|---|---|
| Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg, Russia | 1 | Rothschild |
Who started the Faberge egg?
Peter Carl Fabergé
How much is a Faberge egg worth?
In 2014, after the egg identified as the missing Third Imperial Egg. An unidentified private collector from the Wartski jewelers bought the egg in an auction in London. Experts estimate that the Faberge egg’s value is around $33 million (for more information about the Third Imperial egg you can read here).
How many Faberge eggs are still missing?
Eight Imperial eggs
Are there any lost Faberge eggs?
Peter Carl Faberge was the brilliant mind behind the design of these missing Faberge eggs. A jewelry maker by trade, he was commissioned by the standing Tsar of Russia to create a gift for his wife. The 50 eggs made by Faberge were found one by one, except for eight that are uncounted for.
Why are Faberge eggs worth so much?
The leading reason behind the high value of every egg is that each one is totally unique; no eggs were duplicated or gave inspiration to the next egg. Carl Peter Fabergé also went on to make eggs that went unsold, or that were commissioned by a man called Alexander Ferdinandovich Kelch.
Where are Faberge eggs now?
Today, there are 10 eggs at the Kremlin Armory, nine at the Fabergé Museum in St. Petersburg, five at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and three each at the Royal Collection in London and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
How Faberge eggs are made?
They were handcrafted using gold, diamonds and semi-precious stones like emeralds and pearls. Each of the one-of-a-kind designs featured richly pigmented layers of glass enamel, gold leaf and laced metalwork. Faberge eggs ranged in size, from three to five inches tall, and took one to two years to complete.