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{{short description|1916 Imperial Fabergé egg}}
{{Other uses|Order of St. George (disambiguation)}}
{{Other uses|Order of St. George (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox Fabergé egg
{{Infobox Fabergé egg
| name = Order of St. George
| name = Order of St. George
| image = Fabergé egg Rome 06.JPG
| image = Order of St.George Faberge Egg.jpg
| caption =
| image_size =250px
| caption = In the photo is seen the badge of the Order of St. George partially opened, behind which is a miniature portrait of Nicholas II
| year_delivered = 1916
| year_delivered = 1916
| made_for = [[Nicholas II]]
| made_for = [[Nicholas II]]


|recipient=[[Maria Feodorovna (Dagmar of Denmark)]]
|recipient=[[Maria Feodorovna (Dagmar of Denmark)|Maria Feodorovna]]
| owner = [[Fabergé Museum in Saint Petersburg, Russia]]
| owner = [[Viktor Vekselberg]]<br>[[Fabergé Museum in Saint Petersburg, Russia]]
| acquisition_year =
| acquisition_year = 2004
| workmaster =
| workmaster =
| materials = [[Jewellery|Jewels]], [[Vitreous enamel|enamel]]
| materials = [[Jewellery|Jewels]], [[Vitreous enamel|enamel]]
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}}


The '''Order of St. George Egg''', also called the '''Cross of St. George Egg''', is an [[Vitreous enamel|enameled]] Easter egg made under the supervision of the Russian jeweller [[Peter Carl Fabergé]] in 1916,<ref name=TreasuresofImperialRussia>[http://www.treasuresofimperialrussia.com/e_chap11_srgeorge.html Faberge - Treasures of Imperial Russia<!-- Bot generated title -->]{{dl|date=June 2019}}</ref> for [[Nicholas II of Russia]], who presented the egg to his mother, the Dowager Empress [[Maria Feodorovna (Dagmar of Denmark)|Maria Feodorovna]].<ref name=TreasuresofImperialRussia/>
The '''Order of St. George Egg''', also called the '''Cross of St. George Egg''', is an [[Vitreous enamel|enameled]] Easter egg made under the supervision of the Russian jeweller [[Peter Carl Fabergé]] in 1916,<ref name=TreasuresofImperialRussia>{{Cite web |url=http://www.treasuresofimperialrussia.com/e_chap11_srgeorge.html |title=Faberge - Treasures of Imperial Russia<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2007-12-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070728125030/http://www.treasuresofimperialrussia.com/e_chap11_srgeorge.html |archive-date=2007-07-28 |url-status=dead }}</ref> for [[Nicholas II of Russia]], who presented the [[Fabergé egg]] to his mother, the Dowager Empress [[Maria Feodorovna (Dagmar of Denmark)|Maria Feodorovna]].<ref name=TreasuresofImperialRussia/>


This was the last egg that the Dowager Empress received, as the [[Karelian Birch (Fabergé egg)|Karelian Birch egg]] that was intended for her never reached her.<ref name=Mieks>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160624214147/http://www.wintraecken.nl/mieks/faberge/eggs/1916_Order_of_Saint_George_Egg.htm Mieks Fabergé Eggs<!-- Bot generated title -->] </ref>
This was the last egg that the Dowager Empress received, as the [[Karelian Birch (Fabergé egg)|Karelian Birch egg]] that was intended for her never reached her.<ref name=Mieks>{{cite web|url=http://www.wintraecken.nl/mieks/faberge/eggs/1916_Order_of_Saint_George_Egg.htm |title=Mieks Fabergé Eggs |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624214147/http://www.wintraecken.nl/mieks/faberge/eggs/1916_Order_of_Saint_George_Egg.htm |access-date=2019-11-22|archive-date=2016-06-24 }}</ref>

==Surprise==
The two surprises are hidden behind two medallions. Behind the badge of the Order of St. George, a miniature portrait of the tsar is revealed when a small button below the badge is depressed. At the opposite side of the egg, a miniature portrait of the tsarevich Alexei is revealed from behind a silver St. George medal depicting Nicholas II, when a button is also depressed.


==History==
==History==
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Several of the jewels were acquired by [[Mary of Teck|Queen Mary]], and the sale raised £136,624. The Order of St. George egg was inherited by [[Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna of Russia]] and after her death in 1960 was sold at [[Sotheby's]] for the equivalent of [[$]]30,910 to the Fabergé Company.<ref name=TreasuresofImperialRussia/>
Several of the jewels were acquired by [[Mary of Teck|Queen Mary]], and the sale raised £136,624. The Order of St. George egg was inherited by [[Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna of Russia]] and after her death in 1960 was sold at [[Sotheby's]] for the equivalent of [[$]]30,910 to the Fabergé Company.<ref name=TreasuresofImperialRussia/>


In 2004 it was sold as part of '''Forbes Collection''' to [[Viktor Vekselberg]]. Vekselberg purchased some nine Imperial eggs, as part of the collection, for almost $100 million.<ref>[http://www.energytribune.com/articles.cfm?aid=681 Energy Tribune<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071114065504/http://www.energytribune.com/articles.cfm?aid=681 |date=November 14, 2007 }}</ref> The egg is now housed in the [[Fabergé Museum in Saint Petersburg, Russia]].<ref>[http://www.guide-guru.com/best-of-st-petersburg-attractions/faberge-museum/ ''Faberge Egg Museum in St. Petersburg.''] guide-guru.com</ref>
In 2004 it was sold as part of Forbes Collection to [[Viktor Vekselberg]]. Vekselberg purchased some nine Imperial eggs, as part of the collection, for almost $100 million.<ref>[http://www.energytribune.com/articles.cfm?aid=681 Energy Tribune<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071114065504/http://www.energytribune.com/articles.cfm?aid=681 |date=November 14, 2007 }}</ref> The egg is now housed in the [[Fabergé Museum in Saint Petersburg, Russia]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.guide-guru.com/best-of-st-petersburg-attractions/faberge-museum/ |title=Faberge Museum in St. Petersburg - Tour! |publisher=Guide-guru.com |access-date=2019-11-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161219153022/http://www.guide-guru.com/best-of-st-petersburg-attractions/faberge-museum/ |archive-date=2016-12-19 |url-status=live }}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
*[[Fabergé egg]]
*[[Egg decorating]]
*[[Egg decorating]]


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}
==Sources==
*{{cite book|last=Faber|first=Toby|title=Faberge's Eggs: The Extraordinary Story of the Masterpieces That Outlived an Empire|publisher=Random House|year=2008|isbn=978-1-4000-6550-9|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/fabergeseggsextr00fabe}}
*{{cite book|author-link=Christopher Forbes|last1=Forbes|first1=Christopher|first2=Johann Georg |last2=Prinz von Hohenzollern|title=FABERGE; The Imperial Eggs|publisher=Prestel|year=1990|asin=B000YA9GOM}}
*{{cite book|last=Lowes|first=Will|title=Fabergé Eggs: A Retrospective Encyclopedia|publisher=Scarecrow Press|year=2001|isbn=0-8108-3946-6}}
*{{Cite book|author-link=Kenneth Snowman|last=Snowman|first=A Kenneth|title=Carl Faberge: Goldsmith to the Imperial Court of Russia|publisher=Gramercy|year=1988|isbn=0-517-40502-4}}


==External links==
==External links==


{{Commons cat}}
{{Commons cat}}
*[http://www.treasuresofimperialrussia.com/e_chap11_srgeorge.html A detailed article on the 'Order of St. George' egg]{{dl|date=June 2019}}, from treasuresofimperialrussia.com
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070728125030/http://www.treasuresofimperialrussia.com/e_chap11_srgeorge.html A detailed article on the 'Order of St. George' egg], from treasuresofimperialrussia.com


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[[Category:Imperial Fabergé eggs]]
[[Category:Imperial Fabergé eggs]]
[[Category:1916 works]]
[[Category:1916 works]]
[[Category:Fabergé Museum in Saint Petersburg, Russia]]

Latest revision as of 16:14, 21 September 2023

For other uses, see Order of St. George (disambiguation).
Order of St. George Fabergé egg
In the photo is seen the badge of the Order of St. George partially opened, behind which is a miniature portrait of Nicholas II
Year delivered1916
CustomerNicholas II
RecipientMaria Feodorovna
Current owner
Individual or institutionViktor Vekselberg
Fabergé Museum in Saint Petersburg, Russia
Year of acquisition2004
Design and materials
Materials usedJewels, enamel
SurprisePortraits of Nicholas II and Tsarevich Alexei Nikolaevich below the Crosses of St. George

The Order of St. George Egg, also called the Cross of St. George Egg, is an enameled Easter egg made under the supervision of the Russian jeweller Peter Carl Fabergé in 1916,[1] for Nicholas II of Russia, who presented the Fabergé egg to his mother, the Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna.[1]

This was the last egg that the Dowager Empress received, as the Karelian Birch egg that was intended for her never reached her.[2]

Surprise

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The two surprises are hidden behind two medallions. Behind the badge of the Order of St. George, a miniature portrait of the tsar is revealed when a small button below the badge is depressed. At the opposite side of the egg, a miniature portrait of the tsarevich Alexei is revealed from behind a silver St. George medal depicting Nicholas II, when a button is also depressed.

History

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Made during World War I, the Order of St. George egg commemorates the Order of St. George that was awarded to Emperor Nicholas and his son, the Grand Duke Alexei Nikolaievich.[1] The Order of St. George egg, and its counterpart the Steel Military egg were given a modest design, in keeping with the austerity of World War I.[2]

Fabergé billed 13,347 rubles for the two eggs.[1]

The Dowager Empress took the Order of St. George egg with her when she traveled to Kiev in May 1916, thus avoiding the October Revolution. The Russian Provisional Government forced her to travel to the Crimea from where she fled in 1919 on board HMS Marlborough. Maria Feodorovna died in Denmark in 1928, and her jewels were valued at £100,000 by the jeweler R. G. Hennel & Sons.

Several of the jewels were acquired by Queen Mary, and the sale raised £136,624. The Order of St. George egg was inherited by Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna of Russia and after her death in 1960 was sold at Sotheby's for the equivalent of $30,910 to the Fabergé Company.[1]

In 2004 it was sold as part of Forbes Collection to Viktor Vekselberg. Vekselberg purchased some nine Imperial eggs, as part of the collection, for almost $100 million.[3] The egg is now housed in the Fabergé Museum in Saint Petersburg, Russia.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Faberge - Treasures of Imperial Russia". Archived from the original on 2007-07-28. Retrieved 2007-12-04.
  2. ^ a b "Mieks Fabergé Eggs". Archived from the original on 2016-06-24. Retrieved 2019-11-22.
  3. ^ Energy Tribune Archived November 14, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Faberge Museum in St. Petersburg - Tour!". Guide-guru.com. Archived from the original on 2016-12-19. Retrieved 2019-11-22.

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