Fabergé’s extravagant eggs have lost none of their intrigue, and modern artisans are still inspired by the craftsmanship of Imperial Russia Today’s megabrands would do anything for the sort of recognition attached to the words ‘Fabergé egg’.
A by-word for wealth and exclusivity, they have featured in books, songs, films and on TV: from Ocean’s Twelve and Octopussy to Peaky Blinders and The Simpsons.
Their near-mythical allure stems from the story behind their creation and disappearance, and the frenzied, decades-long search for the missing eggs.
The story of Fabergé’s Imperial eggs is a story of love, beauty, theft, murder, mystery and staggering sums of money. It started in 1885, when Tsar Alexander III commissioned a talented young
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