Imperial Faberge Eggs - Tsarevich Egg on Blue Velvet

by Serge Averbukh

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$2,500

Dimensions

48.000 x 48.000 inches

Title

Imperial Faberge Eggs - Tsarevich Egg on Blue Velvet

Artist

Serge Averbukh

Medium

Digital Art - Digital Painting

Description

Introducing 'Treasure Trove' collection by Serge Averbukh. Here you will find framed and wrapped/stretched canvas fine art prints, featuring one of the Imperial Faberge Eggs - the Tsarevich Egg on Blue Velvet.

Peter Carl Faberge, also known as "Karl Gustavovich Faberge" (30 May 1846 - 24 September 1920), was a Russian jeweler, best known for the famous Faberge eggs, made in the style of genuine Easter eggs, but using precious metals and gemstones rather than more mundane materials. A Faberge egg is one of a limited number of jeweled eggs created by Peter Carl Faberge and his company from 1885 to 1917. The most famous of the eggs are the ones made for the Russian Tsars Alexander III and Nicholas II as Easter gifts for their wives and mothers, often called the 'Imperial' Faberge eggs. About 50 eggs were made, and 42 have survived. Another two were planned for Easter 1918, but because of the Russian Revolution were not delivered. After the Revolution, the Faberge family left Russia. The Faberge trademark has been sold several times since, and several companies have retailed egg-related merchandise using the Faberge name. The trademark is now owned by Faberge Limited, which makes egg-themed jewelry.
The Tsarevich Egg is a Faberge egg, one in a series of fifty-two jewelled eggs made under the supervision of Peter Carl Faberge. It was created in 1912 for Empress Alexandra Fyodorovna as a tribute by Faberge to her son the Tsarevich Alexis (Alexei). The egg currently resides in the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. The egg is about five and three-quarters inches tall on its stand, with a diameter of four inches. The outer shell is blue lapis lazuli, with architectural, Louis XV-style gold cagework in a design of leafy scrolls. The gold motifs cover each joint, making the egg look as if it was carved from a single block of lapis. The goldwork includes two Imperial double-headed eagles, as well as cupids, canopies, floral scrolls, flower baskets and garlands. Two large diamonds, one at top and one at bottom, are encrusted into the egg's surface, showing the initials of Tsarina Alexandra Fyodorovna, the year 1912 and the Imperial crown. The location of the original stand is unknown, however it is thought to have not made it out of Russia when purchased by antiques dealer Armand Hammer.

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