A one inch high replica of the Egg that Nicholas II presented to the Tsarina Alexandra Fedorovna for Easter, 1903. The Egg was a tribute to Russia's economic and political achievements. Portraits of Peter the Great, the founder of St. Petersburg, and Nicholas II, are prominently displayed on it. Also displayed are miniatures of Peter's home, a hut it is said that he built with his own hands, and The Winter Palace, where Nicholas entertained so lavishly. The Egg is studded with Austrian crystals and cabochon rubies. Inside the Egg is a replica of the statue of Peter the Great astride his horse that still stands on the banks of the Neva River in St. Petersburg.

The Egg has the Romanov crown pierced with a tiny bale for wearing at its apex and it sits on a matching pedestal set on a base of Siberian Jade when it is not being worn.

Retail: $500.00. Our price: $449.90.