A collection of enamel eggs encrusted with precious stones, which belonged to the tsars of Russia, is enthralling crowds at the National Museum in the Indian capital Delhi . This is the first time the eggs have come to India and are part of an exhibition called "Faberge - The Priceless Jewellery of Russian Empire ".
The House of Faberge, the legendary jewellers’ then led by Carl Faberge, adorned almost every royalty across the globe. It crafted several bejewelled eggs between 1848 to 1920 and the eggs became the signature of the Russian royal reserve.
The Coronation Egg which was crafted in 1897, was presented by the last Tsar, Nicholas II, to his wife Empress Alexandra Fyodorovna, at Easter. The yellow egg, with an enamel surface and honeycombed embellishments, was made of gold, platinum, rubies and rock crystals and designed by M. Perkhin of Faberge .
The exhibition also includes combs, evening bags, pens, penknives, vases, snuff boxes and cigarette cases . The tsar’s family jewels will be in India until January.
Russian family jewels come to India
Thu, 11 Dec 2008
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