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Peter Carl Fabergé made
exquisitely decorated precious metal and gemstone eggs --
resembled standard decorated eggs -- for the Russian Court.
A Fabergé egg is any one of sixty-nine jewelled eggs made by
Peter Carl Fabergé and his assistants between
1885 and 1917..The eggs are made of precious metals or hard stones decorated
with combinations of enamel and gem stones. The themes and
appearance of the eggs varied widely.as
the name inplies in the Azova Egg, Coronation ,Cuckoo , Danish Palaces
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Lilies of the Valley , Renaissance ,R esurrection , Spring Flowers ,
Trans-Siberian Railway ,Peter the Great , Gold Pelican & Czarevich
Egg .
The term "Fabergé
Egg" has become a synonym of luxury and the eggs are regarded as
masterpieces of the jeweler's art.
In modern times Victor Mayer, the inheritor of the Fabergé
brand, creates "Fabergé eggs" that are inspired
by the
originals.
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