| The Armoury Chamber, one of the oldest and
richest museums of the Moscow Kremlin, has the wonderful collection
of the examples of the decorative art and the famous Russian
souvenirs. There are Russian jewelry firms of the 19th century
and be beginning of the 20th century in this collection. Among
them there are items of the famous Faberge's firm: watches,
cigarette-cases, jewelry, table silver, tea-sets and coffee-sets,
settings of crystal vases, miniature sculptures of non-precious
stones. A large group of outstanding craftsmen worked under
Karl Faberge's guidance. They created the wonderful collection
of Easter Eggs, which are the top of skill and creative inspiration.
They were made to order for the members of the Emperor's family.
The collection of the Moscow Kremlin contains 10 the most
beautiful and exquisite eggs. These eggs are distinguished
by their particular luxury, unique imagination, unsurpassed
craftsmanship. They were unique and the surprises, which could
be found in each egg, amazed everybody. All achievements of
this firm are concentrated in these pieces of jewelry works.
The creation of these exquisite Easter eggs was a tradition
and an old craft in Russia. Long before, Faberge began to
make jewelry eggs for the Emperor's family, the eggs of the
precious stones were made for the Russian Tsars. For example,
the silvered egg-surprise was made by master Northberg for
Alexander II. Faberge and his team of painters, jewelers and
stone-cutters under the guidance of Michael Perkhin (and then
Henrik Wigstrom) were able to bring the skill of the creation
of the jewelry Easter Eggs to an unsurpassed level of artistic
excellence. Jeweled Easter Eggs, made to the Emperor's order,
were always a surprise not only for the recipients, but also
for givers as well. "Your Majesty will be pleased"
- so Faberge gave the answer to the ask about the idea for
the next egg.
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