Standart Yacht (Fabergé egg)

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The 1909 Standart Yacht egg is one of a series of fifty-two Russian jeweleled Easter eggs made by Peter Carl Fabergé in 1909 for Tsar Nicholas II as an Easter gift for the Tsar's wife, Tsaritsa Alexandra Fyodorovna .

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The exterior of the Standart Yacht egg is made from gold , diamonds , pearls , and lapis lazuli . The egg rests on a base of gold . The surprise is a golden replica of the Standart Yacht, made of gold and platinum , and is coated in vitreous enamel . The egg commemorates the Tsar's yacht, the Standart.

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