One of the most beautiful "art eggs" is any of the thousand or so made by Fabergé. The one below was commissioned by Czar Alexander III of Russia for his wife, Maria Fyodorovna...
This egg commemorates the 200th anniversary of the founding of St. Petersburg. It is made of red, green, and yellow gold, platinum, diamonds, rubies, enamel, rock crystal, and watercolour on ivory. The paintings are by B. Baal, and the one shown is the Winter Palace. When the egg is opened a miniature of a famous statue of Peter the Great appears. Currently housed in the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Virginia. Height: 4.37 inches.
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