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== '''Craftsmanship''' == |
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The 1917 Constellation egg is made of blue [[glass]] and is studded with [[diamonds]]. The egg rests on a base made of [[quartz]]. The egg was supposed to have a [[silver]] rim around it, but lacks the original rim, since the egg was never actually finished. The Constellation egg is the last Fabergè egg ever made for the Tzar. |
The 1917 Constellation egg is made of blue [[glass]] and is studded with [[diamonds]]. The egg rests on a base made of [[quartz]]. The egg was supposed to have a [[silver]] rim around it, but lacks the original rim, since the egg was never actually finished. The Constellation egg is the last Fabergè egg ever made for the Tzar. |
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The '''[[1916]]''' '''[[Steel]] Military Egg''' is a [[Gemstone|jewelled]] [[Easter egg]] made by [[Russia]]n jeweler [[Peter Carl Fabergé]] in 1916, for [[Tsar]] [[Nicholas II of Russia|Nicholas II]] as an Easter gift to his wife, [[Tsaritsa]] |
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[[Alexandra Fyodorovna]]. |
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== Craftsmanship == |
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The exterior of the egg is made from [[gold]], steel, and is coated in [[vitreous enamel]] , while the interior is made of [[silk]] and [[velvet]] . The egg stands on a base of [[jade]] . Four steel artillery shells support the egg. The surprise is a miniature painting by [[Vassily Zuiev]] on an easel made of gold and steel. The easel is coated in vitreous enamel. The frame of the painting is lined with [[diamonds]] . |
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==See also== |
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*[[Fabergé egg]] |
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*[[Egg decorating]] |
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==External links== |
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*[ http://www.mieks.com/Faberge2/Eggs.htm ] |
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*[ http://www.mieks.com/Faberge2/1916-Steel-Military-Egg.htm ] |
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--[[User:Vladyurin|Vladyurin]] 01:34, 16 January 2007 (UTC) |
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== '''External Links''' == |
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Revision as of 02:04, 16 January 2007
The 1917 Constellation egg is one of a series of fifty Russian jeweled Easter eggs and was made by Russian Jeweler Peter Carl Fabergé in 1917 for Tsar Nicholas II as an Easter gift for the Tsar's wife, Tsaritsa Alexandra Fyodorovna. Unfortunately, Due to the Russian Revolution of 1917 , the egg was never finished or presented to the Tsaritsa.
Craftsmanship
The 1917 Constellation egg is made of blue glass and is studded with diamonds. The egg rests on a base made of quartz. The egg was supposed to have a silver rim around it, but lacks the original rim, since the egg was never actually finished. The Constellation egg is the last Fabergè egg ever made for the Tzar.
The 1916 Steel Military Egg is a jewelled Easter egg made by Russian jeweler Peter Carl Fabergé in 1916, for Tsar Nicholas II as an Easter gift to his wife, Tsaritsa Alexandra Fyodorovna.
Craftsmanship
The exterior of the egg is made from gold, steel, and is coated in vitreous enamel , while the interior is made of silk and velvet . The egg stands on a base of jade . Four steel artillery shells support the egg. The surprise is a miniature painting by Vassily Zuiev on an easel made of gold and steel. The easel is coated in vitreous enamel. The frame of the painting is lined with diamonds .
See also
External links
- [ http://www.mieks.com/Faberge2/Eggs.htm ]
- [ http://www.mieks.com/Faberge2/1916-Steel-Military-Egg.htm ]
--Vladyurin 01:34, 16 January 2007 (UTC)
External Links
[ http://www.mieks.com/Faberge2/Eggs.htm ]
[ http://www.mieks.com/Faberge2/1917-Blue-Constellation-Egg.htm ]
--Vladyurin 23:57, 15 January 2007 (UTC)