[cmsgop]

[Focault's Pendulum]

Have two new Imperial Fabergé eggs surfaced in Russia?

I got some perfume left over from my ex wife....I just bought three dozen eggs on sale at Pathmark....

yeah I had to buy the bacon and orange juice too

.....I'm gonna be rich!!!!

[jimboster]

Can they be used for stem cell research?

[ClearCase_guy]

I believe Malcolm Forbes had collected a number of these objects. Beautiful work.

Now, if the missing Romanov Emerald shows up, that would really be something...

[sharktrager]

More likely fakes.

The USSR made quite a great deal of money making and selling fake Fabrege eggs.

[Alouette]

It looks like the Fabergé family is still in business, but don't own the rights to the Fabergé trademark.

[Republicanprofessor]

Art Ping.

Let me know if you want on or off the list. Sam Cree is away for a week or so longer, so Liz and I have the ping list.

[MinuteGal]

I got to see some Faberge eggs when "The Treasures of the Czars" came to St. Petersburg, Florida. The exhibit included the big egg with the colored portraits of past czars around the perimeter. It was studded with just about every precious jewel you could think of.....although the luster of the jewels appears rather dingy now.

Seeing this exhibit was a once-in-a-lifetime experience. My sister and I spent hours looking at the art, the portraits of all past czars, and the formal & everday dishes, utensils, wine glasses, etc. used by Nicholas and Alexandra.

Interesting was the intricately-carved small pony sled and toys used by the royal children. It was also fascinating to see how small were the dresses worn by the Czarina and the uniforms of the Czar and some of his officers. They were really tiny people in those days.

The swords and other side arms used through the dynasties were studded with jewels and were works of art in themselves.

I love Russion art (pre-Revolution, of course).

Leni

[FairOpinion]

I think this deserves a GGG PING.

[ruoflaw]

I have seen alot of pictures of the eggs and they are all egg shaped but the one they show in the picture that they call the constellation egg appears to be round. ;>)

[PJBlogger]

Thanks, Nick, detective that you are.

The major collections of Fabergé in the world are owned by the FORBES COLLECTION exhibited at their building in NYC, the Queen of England, and the Marjorie Merriweather Post Museum.

There are very few left in Russian museums.

Surprisingly, one of the outstanding collectors of Fabergé is Joan Rivers.

If indeed these are authentic, their value is off the charts.

The Forbes Collection sold off quite a few items last year.