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in Moscow. It disappeared once again after the museum closed in
January 1927 and was presumed lost. In 1999 Fabergé's great-granddaughter Tatiana published drawings of the designs for the Birch and Constellation Eggs, but it was assumed that they were both incomplete. The Birch Egg publicly
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Nicholas II was forced to abdicate on March 15. On April 25, Fabergé sent the Tsar an invoice for the egg, addressing Nicholas II not as "Tsar of all the Russians" but as "Mr. Romanov, Nikolai Aleksandrovich". Nicholas paid 12,500 rubles and the egg was sent to
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titled "Fabergé: Jeweller to the
Imperial Court" (25 November 2020 – 14 March 2021), along with five other eggs from Ivanov's museum in Baden-Baden, all of which were identified as fakes, so-called
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complaining about not being paid and asking that the egg be delivered. The "surprise" itself was not in the collector's possession and was likely stolen by soldiers during the
October Revolution.
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panels set in a gold frame. This is a departure in design from previous eggs, which were far more ornate and gilded. The change was due to austerity measures taken as a result of
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at his palace, for presentation to the
Empress, but the Duke fled before it arrived. The egg remained in the palace until it was looted in the wake of the
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John Varoli (2005), Have two new
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345:Farnham, Alan (2004-04-12).
208:The original Fabergé invoice
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783:Alexander III Commemorative
762:also known as Love Trophies
347:"Egg Hunting, Pro Division"
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682:also known as Spinach Jade
445:FABERGE; The Imperial Eggs
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668:Bouquet of Lilies Clock
265:Questioned authenticity
185:The egg is made out of
128:egg, also known as the
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969:Duchess of Marlborough
688:Trans-Siberian Railway
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662:also known as Dowager
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758:Cradle with Garlands
653:Lilies-of-the-Valley
539:Imperial Easter eggs
460:Lowes, Will (2001).
417:Faber, Toby (2008).
320:. Mieks Fabergé Eggs
316:Mieks (2016-05-30).
81:Design and materials
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863:Order of St. George
838:Catherine the Great
643:Imperial Coronation
573:Cherub with Chariot
464:. Scarecrow Press.
441:Forbes, Christopher
277:) owned by Ivanov.
222:February Revolution
73:Year of acquisition
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1097:Peter Carl Fabergé
938:Other Fabergé eggs
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259:Alexander Kerensky
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447:. Prestel.
255:Baden-Baden
194:World War I
175:Baden-Baden
157:Fabergé egg
153:Nicholas II
138:Easter eggs
134:Fabergé egg
42:Nicholas II
24:Fabergé egg
1137:1917 works
1131:Categories
1036:Youssoupov
1004:Rothschild
818:Napoleonic
583:Nécessaire
453:B000YA9GOM
400:bbc.com/ru
359:2007-12-08
324:2016-05-30
292:References
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1071:Alma Pihl
904:Pine Cone
813:Tsarevich
788:Colonnade
548:First Hen
286:Fauxbergé
130:Birch Egg
48:Recipient
1024:Twilight
919:Rocaille
803:Bay Tree
693:Cockerel
603:Caucasus
482:(1988).
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115:Surprise
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658:Pelican
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449:ASIN
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354:.com
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