What is the most expensive Faberge egg?

Today in the publication I will tell you which Easter eggs are the most expensive in the world and what is the secret of their high cost. I have prepared a Top 10 ranking for you. By tradition, I start from the honorable 10th place.

10. Golden Easter egg with specks – $10

The selection begins with an Easter egg worth $10. The egg with golden specks is indeed chocolate, but its size is much larger than the Kinder Surprise. It is decorated with stunning white flowers and edible gold. The secret of the high cost lies in Amedei chocolate, which is considered the most expensive. Its creator, William Curley, is an innovator in the chocolate world.

• Interesting fact: William Curley wrote the book “Artisan Chocolate”, in which he reveals the secrets of creating delicious and spectacular chocolate products.

9. Choccywoccydoodah – $25

Choccywoccydoodah (a cafe in central London) led by Christine Taylor have created an impressive series of Easter eggs representing the birth of mythical creatures. Each of them weighs 100 kg, a set of three is estimated at $25. And the secret of the high cost is that expensive high-quality Belgian chocolate was taken as the basis.

• Interesting fact: There are more than 2000 chocolate shops in Belgium. The average Belgian eats about 7 kilograms of chocolate per year.

8. Diamond Stella – $100

The Diamond Stella Chocolate Egg, one of the most expensive Easter treats in the world, was made for Easter in 2006. The egg, worth $100 and 000 cm high, is encrusted with hundreds of beautiful diamonds, each of which is 65 carats. It was created by the best craftsmen over three weeks in order to present it as a gift to the Parisian store La Maison du Chocolat.

• Interesting fact: La Maison du Chocolat is a paradise for those with a sweet tooth. This is a French chain of chocolate boutiques that started in Paris and now has stores all over the world.

7. Easter gold find – $800

In 2013, in France, criminals tried to transport valuables across the border. A gold find was discovered among them. The find, worth $800, was stolen in Geneva from a private company and then disappeared without a trace. It is unknown who is the author of the golden egg with a cute chicken, made in the Faberge style.

• Interesting fact: The chicken is a symbol of reproduction, maternal care, and providence. In the legends of most peoples of the world, the hen personifies underground wealth and treasures; she lays golden eggs.

6. Mirage – $5

An extraordinary egg worth $5 is something between the brilliant works of the master Faberge and the works of British artist Damien Hirst. Only a select few can afford this precious Mirage. The upper part of the egg is decorated with more than a thousand diamonds, one hundred of which are of a special rare cut. The main “zest” of the egg is hidden in the “filling”. Opening it, the viewer is presented with a blue globe made of 000-karat gold. Inside the globe, a rock crystal dove with a golden beak and precious stones for eyes rises on a luxurious golden olive branch, representing world peace. The craftsmen worked for 000 years to create this luxurious Easter egg.

• Interesting fact: the dove symbolizes tender, sincere and eternal love, and the crystal represents strength of spirit and intellect.

5. Blue egg by Jeff Koons – $5

The legendary “Blue Egg” by Jeff Koons with a flirtatious scarlet bow has a “special” secret that the author does not tell. It is made of stainless steel coated with enamel and is valued at $5. Why it is made in a rich blue color and how this was achieved remains a mystery.

• Interesting fact: Rich blue color helps maintain a good mood.

4. Vekselberg Collection (9 Faberge Easter eggs) – $76

Faberge masterpieces are kept in the Shuvalov Palace, among them are 9 Faberge Easter eggs with surprises, which were created specifically for the Romanovs – Emperors Alexander III and Nicholas II. The collection, which included 200 Faberge jewelry, as well as 9 famous eggs, was bought by Russian oligarch Viktor Vekselberg. The cost of acquiring Vekselberg has not been disclosed, but 9 Easter eggs alone are estimated to cost $76.

• Interesting fact: Faberge eggs are stored in 9 countries around the world. The largest number of them is in Russia (25 pieces), a little less in America (22 pieces), in other countries 1-3 copies are stored. The fate of Faberge’s 11 Easter works still remains unknown.

3. Winter egg – $9

The Imperial Winter Jewel Egg sold for $9 in 600 at Christie’s in New York. This is the most original of the 000 surviving Easter eggs with a surprise from Carl Faberge. In 2001, Nicholas II gave his mother Maria Feodorovna an unforgettable Easter gift – he gave her a winter egg. This piece is truly unique – its shell consists of a mineral – rock crystal, and is encrusted with 50 diamonds. The design of the diamonds follows frosty patterns, and the base resembles melting ice. When it opens, a surprise is revealed – a basket of flowers with snowdrops.

• Interesting fact: Snowdrops are the only flowers that are not afraid of the cold and break right out from under the snow cover. By their appearance they symbolize the onset of spring. Snowdrop Day is celebrated on April 19th.
  

2. Rothschild Egg – $18

The Easter jewelry egg was made in 1902. Beatrice Ephrussi presented the original egg as a gift to her younger brother, Baron Eduard Rothschild, in honor of his engagement. In 2007, at the Christie’s London auction, it was purchased by Alexander Ivanov, paying $18. And in 500, the egg was donated to the State Hermitage. The secret of the Easter egg is that every hour a cockerel, lavishly decorated with jewelry, jumps out of the exquisite thing. It flaps its wings four times, nods its head three times and makes a screaming sound.

• Interesting fact: The Rooster represents vigilance, courage, courage, foresight, and reliability.

1. Coronation Egg – $24

The selection is completed by the amazing Coronation Egg from the Vekselberg collection worth $24, part of the “Link of Times” fund. It depicts in the smallest detail the coronation carriage of Nicholas II and Alexandra Feodorovna; it was made in memory of the 000 coronation of Nicholas II. The product consists of two halves, its most basic decoration is a large diamond mounted on the top, and when opened, a “surprise” is revealed in the form of a carriage and strawberry-colored pillows.

• Fun fact: A replica of the Coronation Egg was used in the 2004 crime film Ocean’s Twelve. The cost of the copy was about $4000. In the film, the egg was stolen during the great heist of the Rome Museum by Ocean’s friends.

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A series of works by the company of Carl Faberge, a legend of world jewelry art. A synonym for luxury, an emblem of the wealth of the imperial house and Russia before the 1917 coup. Easter eggs were created in 1885-1917 – according to orders from the Russian Imperial House, as well as several private clients. In total, at least 52 imperial eggs were created (the 52nd remained unfinished). Seven eggs were intended as a gift (husband) V.P. Bazanova-Kolch, the richest entrepreneur, heiress of the Irkutsk gold mines. One egg was made for Vanderbilt, Nobel, Rothschild, Yusupov. The exact number of Fabergé eggs is still a matter of dispute. We are surprised, inspired, studied.

And this egg was presented to Emperor Nicholas II on May 26, 1896 during the coronation ceremony in the Assumption Cathedral of the Moscow Kremlin

Faberge eggs from the “Faberge Museum”, the world’s largest collection of works by the Faberge firm, located in the Shuvalov Palace, St. Petersburg

Easter egg “Tsesarevich”, made in 1912 – by order of Nicholas II. Located in the collection of the City Museum of Richmond (Virginia, USA)

The miniatures (made of mother-of-pearl and watercolors on ivory, a fragment of the composition of the Easter egg “Red Cross with Portraits”, made in 1915 by order of Nicholas II as a gift to his mother Maria Feodorovna) depict members of the family of Emperor Nicholas II in the form of nurses : Empress Alexandra Feodorovna (wife), Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna (sister), Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna (eldest daughter), Grand Duchess Tatyana Nikolaevna (second daughter), Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna (cousin).

Exhibits from the collection of the Richmond City Museum (Virginia, USA), the largest collection of Fabergé eggs outside of Russia

Exhibits from the collection of the New Orleans Museum of Art (Louisiana, USA)

Exhibits from the Vatican Museum (Rome, Vatican).

After the October Revolution of 1917, many Faberge eggs have a similar story. Confiscated from the imperial family by the Bolsheviks. Sold abroad – to galleries and private collectors. Where they are currently stored. Some were returned thanks to the initiative of representatives of large Russian businesses. The owner of today’s largest private collection of Faberge eggs (returned to Russia) is Viktor Feliksovich Vekselberg.