Fabergé eggs are some of the most famous Easter eggs. This document describes one such egg that was presented by Czar Nicholas II to his wife Alexandra on Easter Sunday 1911, to commemorate their 15th anniversary. The egg is made of enamel and gold with diamond accents, and contains 18 miniature portraits of the royal family and depictions of important events in their lives and reign painted by Vassily Zuiev. It is signed by Fabergé and remains one of the most famous Easter eggs due to its imperial origins, exquisite craftsmanship, and commemorative purpose.

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2. This Easter egg was presented by Czar Nicholas II to
his wife, Alexandra, on Easter Sunday, April 23rd,
1911. It was made to commemorate the fifteenth
anniversary of Czar Nicholas II’s accession to the
throne.
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3. The opalescent and opaque white enamel egg is
encased within a grid-shaped cage work of gold
and green enamel oval-shaped garlands bordered
by diamonds, which frame eighteen scenes
painted by court miniaturist Vassily Zuiev,
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4. depicting miniature portraits of the Imperial family,
the czarina, her husband and their five children, and
highlights of significant occasions from their lives
together, and major events of the reign.
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5. The dates of Nicholas and Alexandra’s wedding,
1894, and the fifteenth anniversary of the
Coronation, 1911, are set beneath the portraits of
the Czarina and the Czar respectively. Beneath a
table diamond at the top of the egg is the crowned
monogram of Tsarina Alexandra; the base is set with
a rose-cut diamond – signed Fabergé.
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