04-22-2011, 04:30 PM
In 1885 Czar Alexander III presented his wife, Marie, with a spectacularly crafted Easter egg. Over the next three decades, its creator, Carl Fabergé, made 49 more such eggs filled with jeweled surprises and exquisitely detailed paintings for the czar's family.
here are a few, enjoy~~
![[Image: faberge-eggs1.jpg]](http://www.cleanme.us/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/faberge-eggs1.jpg)
![[Image: russianlegacy_faberge3.jpg]](http://www.caryn.com/store/christmas/novelty/images/russianlegacy_faberge3.jpg)
![[Image: 1902-rothschildegg-top.jpg]](http://www.mieks.com/img/1902-rothschildegg-top.jpg)
![[Image: rothschild_faberge_egg.jpg]](https://lh5.ggpht.com/abramsv/R8jx_gVyA5I/AAAAAAAAJ88/MsVEJw2vSfA/s800/rothschild_faberge_egg.jpg)
![[Image: Faberge-Egg-stpetersburg.jpg]](http://www.norcalblogs.com/post_scripts/Faberge-Egg-stpetersburg.jpg)
![[Image: faberge-egg-open.jpg]](http://www.stampcollectingblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/faberge-egg-open.jpg)
![[Image: fabergeegg.jpg]](http://douglawrence.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/fabergeegg.jpg)
![[Image: faberge-egg.jpg]](http://www.mexican-folk-art-guide.com/images/faberge-egg.jpg)
![[Image: Faberge_egg_with_horse_and_rider_inside.sized.jpg]](http://www.gweep.net/~saki/gallery/albums/Faberge-Eggs/Faberge_egg_with_horse_and_rider_inside.sized.jpg)
![[Image: memory+of+Azov+Egg.jpg]](https://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S2z-eXOVj-0/TNMfQ0PN23I/AAAAAAAADZo/H7ac-s-jC6w/s1600/memory+of+Azov+Egg.jpg)
here are a few, enjoy~~
![[Image: faberge-eggs1.jpg]](http://www.cleanme.us/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/faberge-eggs1.jpg)
![[Image: russianlegacy_faberge3.jpg]](http://www.caryn.com/store/christmas/novelty/images/russianlegacy_faberge3.jpg)
![[Image: 1902-rothschildegg-top.jpg]](http://www.mieks.com/img/1902-rothschildegg-top.jpg)
![[Image: rothschild_faberge_egg.jpg]](https://lh5.ggpht.com/abramsv/R8jx_gVyA5I/AAAAAAAAJ88/MsVEJw2vSfA/s800/rothschild_faberge_egg.jpg)
![[Image: Faberge-Egg-stpetersburg.jpg]](http://www.norcalblogs.com/post_scripts/Faberge-Egg-stpetersburg.jpg)
![[Image: faberge-egg-open.jpg]](http://www.stampcollectingblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/faberge-egg-open.jpg)
![[Image: fabergeegg.jpg]](http://douglawrence.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/fabergeegg.jpg)
![[Image: faberge-egg.jpg]](http://www.mexican-folk-art-guide.com/images/faberge-egg.jpg)
![[Image: Faberge_egg_with_horse_and_rider_inside.sized.jpg]](http://www.gweep.net/~saki/gallery/albums/Faberge-Eggs/Faberge_egg_with_horse_and_rider_inside.sized.jpg)
![[Image: memory+of+Azov+Egg.jpg]](https://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S2z-eXOVj-0/TNMfQ0PN23I/AAAAAAAADZo/H7ac-s-jC6w/s1600/memory+of+Azov+Egg.jpg)