FREE: Love Eggs? Faberge` Egg

No this is not Faberge as they are prohibitively expensive and were only made until 1917. There are only 43 in existance. I could be wrong here.

This is from the Formalities collection by the Baum Bros. They are lovely and can sometimes be found on ebay.

Are there any flaws, cracks, chips, etc? Its quite pretty.:) F&B

Thank you

Ladyhawkred stated it perfectly....Fabrege' "Style"egg
That seems a perfectly legit description

The Bottom Line:

The history is fascinating, the eggs are exquisite and to collect even the reproductions is only for the those with deep pockets. But there is something about a Fabergé egg that even if you can't own one, you can still enjoy looking at the pictures and, if you're lucky, can view at a museum.
Today there are several ways to own an egg associated with the name of Faberge. There are authorized reproductions of the Imperial eggs, eggs created by the descendants of Carl Faberge and eggs made by the company authorized to use the name Faberge. Confusing? Yes, but like all collecting, always do your research before purchasing!

Fabergé World
The only company licensed and authorized to reproduce the Imperial eggs is Faberge World. They also have an authorized Collector's Society.

The company also produces flatware, crystal, frames, silver pieces and ornaments under the Fabergé name.
NOTE: At the time of this update, this company no longer has an appearance on the Internet, did it close or have it's license changed?

St. Petersburg Collection
Descendants of Peter Carl Fabergé also create eggs in the Fabergé tradition for the St. Petersburg Collection.. If you're intrigued by the history of Fabergé, be sure to read the history of the Fabergé family on the web site. It's the stuff of good mystery novels and includes information on the copyright and trademark of the Fabergé name.

Victor Mayer Jewelers
In 1989, its legal successor, Fabergé Co., New York, appointed the Pforzheim jeweler Victor Mayer as the exclusive worldwide workmaster for Fabergé and authorized it to market the precious Fabergé works of art through the members of the Collegium Fabergé. Ever since then Victor Mayer has been selling exquisite jewels and Objets d’ Art, and is continuing the life-work of Peter Carl Fabergé.
Source:Faberge.de

size please

The egg was a gift to the Czarina Maria. It reminded her of home and each year thereafter, a new egg was commissioned by the Czar and created by Fabergé for the Czarina. The eggs became elaborately more jeweled, conveyed historical meaning and had a hidden surprise.

Each Year Another Imperial Egg :

The Czar gave his wife an egg every year during the Russian Orthodox Easter festival. From 1895 to 1916, his successor, Nicholas II, gave two Easter eggs each year, one to his wife and one to his mother.
A total of fifty Imperial eggs were made for the Russian Czars, but several have been lost. There were seven additional eggs made for Alexander and Varvara Kelkh.

Imperial Eggs Return to Russia:

Malcolm Forbes had the largest privately owned collection of Faberge eggs and after he died his heirs authorized Sothebys (in 2004) to auction off his large Fabergé collection.
But before the auction took place, a private sale took place and the entire collection was bought by Victor Vekselberg and taken back to Russia.

Not All Eggs are Fabergé:

Often times advertisements will appear for a Fabergé egg or Fabergé reproduction, but unless it's been made by an authorized company, it should not be called Fabergé. Often companies will get around this by calling their eggs Fabergé style.

Fabergé History:

The firm was founded in 1842 by jeweler Gustav Fabergé. But it was when son Peter Carl joined the firm that it became more prominent. In 1869 he sold the first pieces to the St. Petersburg Hermitage.
Court Supplier to the Czars:

Court supplier to the last two Russian Czars, Carl Faberge had the honor of using the family crest of the Romanovs in his company logo. It started in 1882 at the Pan-Russian Exhibition in Moscow. Maria Feodorovna, wife of the Czar Alexander III purchased a pair of cufflinks from the company for her husband. From then on, Faberge's customers included the rich and noble.
The First Imperial Easter Egg:

In 1885 Fabergé won the Gold Medal at an exhibition in Nuremberg for his replicas of the antique treasures of Kerch. It was also in 1885 that the first Imperial egg was produced. The beautifully simple egg opened up to reveal a yolk. Inside the yolk was a golden hen and inside the hen was a diamond miniature of the crown and a tiny ruby egg.

real faberge?

Beautiful! !
Wanted to let you know I have some new auctions up, hope you check them out♡
& good luck:)

Lovely Fabrege' style egg!! I found it interesting too that Peter Carl Fabergé designed the eggs, but never really made one!?? He had artisans make them.

Is the star type design in top painted or is it open like a hole?

I posted this history for you to clear up the dates that people were saying because I called my mom and she knows all about the real Faberge' eggs and owns 4 of them she's had them since I was a baby and Im 54 now LOL and she told me that the lady that said they were made in 1917 was wrong so then I looked it up for you and even if its not a real original its a very collectable egg and very pretty and you should get alot of credits for it .Very nice auction and very pretty.Thanks Gypsy

"I apologize to all my seller feedback recently changed from 100% to 91% because I had a buyer that bid too high didn't want to pay the credits I refunded them and she left me negative feedback."

I would contact Listia and explain what happened. Thats so not fair and Im sure Listia would agree.

I have a friend who does reproductions of Fabergé. She is very talented and I have a few of her works in m curio.

F,W,B. Beautiful piece does not matter to what it is. My older daughter will love this it's so her

The writing on the bottom of the egg doesnt show up in the pictures you need to take a close up of the writting but use a back light so it shows up for everyone to see what brand egg it is My mom has 4 of the real Fabrege"

wheres pics of faberge?

When it was made is not on it that I can find

Does the bottom indicate when it was made? If not do u know?

Is this a real fabergai

Did Dawn Bidi work for the Baum Bros?

Beautiful watching for sure

Same color background?

absolutely beautiful

Love it!

It's gorgeous! F&W.