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The '''[[Constellation]] Egg''' is a [[Jewellery|jewelled]] [[Easter egg]] made under the supervision of the [[Russia]]n jeweller [[Peter Carl Fabergé]] in [[1917]], for the last [[Tsar]] of Russia, [[Nicholas II]]. |
The '''[[Constellation]] Egg''' is one of a series of fifty-seven Russian [[Jewellery|jewelled]] [[Easter egg]] made under the supervision of the [[Russia]]n jeweller [[Peter Carl Fabergé]] in [[1917]], for the last [[Tsar]] of Russia, [[Nicholas II]]. 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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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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Revision as of 03:33, 20 January 2007
The Constellation Egg is one of a series of fifty-seven Russian jewelled Easter egg made under the supervision of the Russian jeweller Peter Carl Fabergé in 1917, for the last Tsar of Russia, Nicholas II. Due to the Russian Revolution of 1917, the egg was never finished or presented to Tsar Nicholas' wife, the Tsaritsa Alexandra Feodorovna.
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.