Mauve (Fabergé egg)
| Mauve Fabergé egg | |
|---|---|
The opened photo frame surprise | |
| Year delivered | 1897 |
| Customer | Nicholas II |
| Recipient | Maria Feodorovna |
| Current owner | |
| Individual or institution | Fabergé Museum in Saint Petersburg, Russia (surprise only) |
| Year of acquisition | 2004 |
| Design and materials | |
| Materials used | Rose-cut diamonds, strawberry red, green and white enamel, pearls and watercolor on ivory |
| Height | 82 millimetres (3.2 in) |
| Surprise | A heart shaped photo frame |
The Mauve egg is a jewelled Easter egg made under the supervision of the Russian jeweller Peter Carl Fabergé in 1897, for Nicholas II of Russia, who presented it to his mother, the Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna on April 18, 1897.
One of six imperial Fabergé eggs which are currently lost, Fabergé billed Nicholas II for the egg, described as a "mauve enamel egg, with 3 miniatures" on May 17, 1897 for 3,250 rubles.