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The '''[[Constellation]] Egg''' is a [[ |
The ''' [[1917]] [[Constellation]] Egg''' is one of a series of fifty Russian [[gemstone|jewelled]] [[Easter]] eggs made by [[Russia]]n jeweller [[Peter Carl Fabergé]] in 1917 for [[Tsar]] [[Nicholas II]] as an easter gift for the Tsar's wife, [[Tsaritsa]] [[Alexandra Fyodorovna]] . Due to the [[Russian Revolution of 1917]], the egg was never finished or presented to Tsaritsa Alexandra. |
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Due to the [[Russian Revolution of 1917]], the egg was never finished or presented to Tsar Nicholas' wife, the Tsaritsa [[Alexandra Fyodorovna (Alix of Hesse)|Alexandra Feodorovna]]. |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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*[http://andrejkoymasky.com/liv/fab/55/fab57.html A detailed article on the 'Steel Military' Egg from andrekoymasky.com] |
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[[Category:Visitor attractions in Moscow]] |
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Revision as of 17:26, 18 January 2007
The 1917 Constellation Egg is one of a series of fifty Russian jewelled Easter eggs made by Russian jeweller Peter Carl Fabergé in 1917 for Tsar Nicholas II as an easter gift for the Tsar's wife, Tsaritsa Alexandra Fyodorovna . Due to the Russian Revolution of 1917, the egg was never finished or presented to Tsaritsa Alexandra.
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.