Constellation (Fabergé egg)
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The Constellation Egg is one of a series of fifty-two jewelled Easter eggs made under the supervision of Peter Carl Fabergé in 1917, for the last Tsar of Russia, Nicholas II. It was the last Fabergé egg made.
Due to the Russian Revolution of 1917, the egg was never finished or presented to Tsar Nicholas' wife, the Tsaritsa Alexandra Feodorovna.
It was found in 2001 [1], at the Fersman Mineralogical Museum in Moscow, where it is currently on display.
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[edit] Craftsmanship
The egg is made of dark blue glass and is studded with diamonds. It is engraved with the star constellation of the day of the Nicholas II's birth. It rests on a base made of quartz. The egg was supposed to have a silver rim around it, but lacks the original rim, clockwork motion and dial, as well as the larger part of the diamond stars, since it remained unfinished.
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- ^ http://www.mieks.com/Faberge2/1917-Blue-Constellation-Egg.htm Constellation egg
