Alexander Palace (Fabergé egg)
The Alexander Palace egg is a jewelled Easter egg made under the supervision of the Russian jeweler Peter Carl Fabergé in 1908, for the then Tsar of Russia, Nicholas II. Nicholas presented it as an Easter gift to his wife, Alexandra Fyodorovna. It is held in the Kremlin Armoury Museum in Moscow, and it is one of the few imperial Fabergé eggs that were never sold after the Russian Revolution.
| Alexander Palace Fabergé egg | |
|---|---|
The egg (with surprise out) on a matching stand made in 1989 | |
| Year delivered | 1908 |
| Customer | Nicholas II |
| Recipient | Alexandra Fedorovna |
| Current owner | |
| Individual or institution | Kremlin Armoury |
| Design and materials | |
| Workmaster | Henrik Wigström |
| Materials used | Nephrite, gold, diamond, ruby, ivory |
| Height | 110 millimetres (4.3 in) |
| Width | 68 millimetres (2.7 in) |
| Surprise | Miniature Alexander Palace |
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