Official Faberge Imperial Coronation Egg with a Unique 20 Year History for Sale

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Official Faberge Imperial Coronation Egg with a Unique 20 Year History For Sale

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Official Faberge Imperial Coronation Egg with a Unique 20 Year History:
$2750.00

For your consideration is a limited-edition official Fabergé Imperial Coronation egg produced by Essex Manufacturing for Fabergé with an exciting 20-year history. These official Imperial Egg replicas were launched in 2000. As a side note, many listings on say these eggs were produced for the 2003 Winter Catalog of Neiman Marcus, which is not entirely true. Neiman Marcus did sell those eggs in their 2003 catalog and so did the Regis Galerie in Las Vegas, NV. The eggs sold via Neiman Marcus come in a black plastic box with the Romanov coat of arms in the front. The original Fabergé Essex manufactured eggs for the Fabergé Collector’s Society and members of the public who purchased the eggs directly from Fabergé come in the signature blue-velvet box. This egg was purchased directly from Fabergé and thus comes in a blue velvet box.

The egg is 24k gold plated with Swarovski crystals in the Romanov Coat of Arms as well as on the top and bottom of the egg. As on the original egg, the coloring is achieved through yellow enamel. The replica of the imperial state coach is also 24k gold plated and decorated with red enamel.

This particular egg has had quite a history: It was originally purchased by an Eastern European in 2002 in the Fabergé Los Angeles Show Room (originally operated by The Mandeville Group) and taken to Europe (unknown where exactly, though believed to be a Christmas gift to a Russian family member). Is it believed to have been sold around 2008 to a Russian tradesman in Moscow. A collector for Bill Ford (an interior designer, artist and philanthropist ([link removed by ]) from Kentucky), purchased the egg in a shop in Moscow between 2010 and 2013 and brought it to Paducah to Bill Ford. Bill Ford initially planned on using the egg for interior design work but decided to keep the egg for himself as a mantelpiece until his passing in early 2023.

The original stand for this egg was a three-legged gold plated tripod. The original stand was lost somewhere in Europe as the egg was purchased by Bill Ford’s collector already without the stand. It has to be noted that the original Imperial Egg by Peter Carl Fabergé does not have a stand either. This particular egg, however, has since received a custom-welded stand that is hand-covered with 24k gold foil and is unique to this egg.

The egg comes with the original Certificate of Authenticity from Fabergé “Workmaster” Jean-Marie Reynaud and is stored in its original blue-velvet signature Fabergé box.

Measurement of the egg: Height: 5 in; Diameter: 3 3/4 in

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The Imperial Coronation Egg is one of the most famous and iconic creations by Peter Carl Fabergé, a Russian jeweler. Crafted in 1897, it was presented by Tsar Nicholas II to his wife, Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, to commemorate their coronation. The egg is made from gold with an outer shell of translucent yellow enamel, meant to represent the robe worn by the Empress during the coronation ceremony. The surprise inside the egg is a miniature replica of the Imperial Coach used for the event, exquisitely detailed and crafted in gold and enamel.

The Coronation Egg is considered a masterpiece of craftsmanship and artistry, symbolizing the grandeur and opulence of the Russian Imperial family. It is now one of the most valuable and well-known pieces among the 50 "Imperial" Fabergé eggs ever created, and it has been displayed in various museums and exhibitions worldwide. It is currently on display in the Fabergé Museum in St. Peterburg.

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Please reach out if more information on its history or additional pictures are required before purchase. The egg will be sent via insured USPS express mail. The most recent appraisal valued this egg at $3,500, and I will thus insure it for $3,500.