Empire Nephrite

The Empire Nephrite egg is a jewelled Easter egg made under the supervision of the Russian jeweller Peter Carl Fabergé in 1902, for Nicholas II of Russia, who presented it to his mother, the Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna.

The name of the egg refers to the fact that it was made in the Empire Style, from nephrite.^[1] It was thought to have had a golden base and to be decorated with diamonds and a medallion portrait of Alexander III of Russia, though the bill only refers to "two Brilliants" and makes no reference to a portrait of Alexander III.^[2] It is one of seven eggs that are currently lost.^[1]

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1 2 1902 Empire Nephrite Egg, Mieks Fabergé Eggs.
↑ Skurlov, Valentin; Faberge, Tatiana; Proper, Lynette G. (August 1997). The Faberge Imperial Easter Eggs. Christie's. p. 183. ISBN 090343248X.

Fabergé egg

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Empire Nephrite

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