Alexander Palace (Fabergé egg)

Alexander Palace Fabergé egg
The egg (with surprise out) on a matching stand made in 1989
Year delivered1908
CustomerNicholas II
RecipientAlexandra Fedorovna
Current owner
Individual or institutionKremlin Armoury
Design and materials
WorkmasterHenrik Wigström
Materials usedNephrite, gold, diamond, ruby, ivory
Height110 millimetres (4.3 in)
Width68 millimetres (2.7 in)
SurpriseMiniature Alexander Palace

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.

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