The eggs of Fabergé
One-hundred thirty-six years ago, Tsar Alexander III of Russia commissioned Peter Carl Fabergé to create a jeweled egg as an Easter gift for his wife, Empress Maria Feodorovna. It was meant to be a one-time order, but the result was so pleasing that the tsar immediately placed an order for the following year. Thus began an annual tradition that his son would adopt when he took the throne and that would continue until the end of the House of Romanovs’ three-century reign, at the outbreak of the Russian revolution in 1917.
Fabergé, whose father Gustav founded the eponymous firm, completed a total of 50 eggs for the royal family, 43 of which are accounted for today. After the first egg he was given creative control, and from then on details about each new piece were kept secret—even from the tsar—until the work’s unveiling.
Source: townandcountrymag.com
Today I would love to share stunning (Fabergé) eggs, painted by my Super-Startists.
Enjoy the show;)
Marjo Mälkönen
Sara Coulter
Zoe York
Steffi Tappertzhofen
Kirsten Blom
Atelier van Soevereiniteit
Louise van der Merwe
Amelia Gluba
Susanne van der Lee
Corinne Hodgson
Cynthia Rahardja Clancy
Anna Garssen
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