New Delhi: Peter Carl Faberge, the famed Russian jeweller who is the subject of Wednesday's Google doodle, in his position as the the court jeweller to the last of the Russian Czars, designed his first Imperial Easter egg in 1885. [Images]
The Romanovs had a tradition of presenting elaborate eggs on Easter. Czar Alexander III wanted something special to gift the Czarina Maria Feodorovna and asked Faberge for a special egg.
Maria Feodorovna was from Denmark and the second daughter of the Danish King Christian IX. Keeping the Czarina's origins in mind, Peter Carl Faberge designed an egg that closely resembled one in the collection of the royal family of Denmark. The Russian Empress was very touched by this exquisite gift.
Peter Carl Faberge's first egg for the Russian royals is also called the hen egg and was made of gold and white enamel. The inside of the egg had a yolk made of gold within which was a golden hen. The eyes of the hen were made of rubies. The golden hen concealed a miniature crown and at the centre hung a tiny ruby egg. ...
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05:13 PM, May 30, 2012
New Delhi: Peter Carl Faberge, the famed Russian jeweller who is the subject of Wednesday's Google doodle, in his position as the the court jeweller to the last of the Russian Czars, designed his first Imperial Easter egg in 1885. [Images] The Romanovs had a tradition of presenting elaborate eggs on Easter. Czar Alexander III wanted something special to gift the Czarina Maria Feodorovna and asked Faberge for a special...
05:13 PM, May 30, 2012
New Delhi: Six gilded Easter eggs adorn the Google home page to mark master Russian jeweller Peter Carl Faberge's 166th birthday. Faberge was the court jeweller for the last two Russian Czars and the bejewelled Easter eggs were his speciality. Since the very first egg that contained a jewelled hen in 1885 Faberge made a total of 54 eggs in 37 years for the Romanovs. Only 47 of the Faberg...
01:36 PM, May 30, 2012
New Delhi: The doodle on the Google home page on Wednesday honours Peter Carl Faberge on his 166th birthday. Faberge was a renowned Russian jeweller best known for his ornate Easter eggs that he created for the last two generationns of the Russian imperial family - he Romanovs. [Images] Born on May 30, 1846 in St. Petersburg, Peter Carl Faberg honed his jewellery skills in Germany, France and England and...
10:41 AM, May 30, 2012
New Delhi: A set of six ornate eggs pay tribute to the master Russian jeweller Peter Carl Faberge on the Google home page on the occasion of his 166th birth anniversary. The Easter eggs on the Google doodle have been inspired by the designs of actual Faberge eggs. These eggs were the prized possessions of the Romanov Dynasty. (Read: Google doodles eggs for Peter Carl Faberge's 166th birthday). About three-and-a-half...
08:01 AM, May 30, 2012
New Delhi: A set of six exquisite jewelled eggs adorn the Google home page in honour of Peter Carl Faberg. Wednesday is the 166th birth anniversary of the the legendary Russian jeweller. [Images] Born on May 30, 1846 in St. Petersburg, Peter Carl Faberg is most famous for his trademark Faberg eggs. Having honed his jewellery skills in Germany, France and England, he joined his father's business in 1870. It...
12:01 AM, May 30, 2012
