Take a look at this extraordinary object
Where do you think this beautiful miniature elephant was made, and how do you think it might have been used? Read on to learn our discoveries.
The small elephant was made in the workshop of Carl Fabergé in St Petersburg, Russia. It was created as the ‘surprise’ placed inside an Imperial Easter Egg given by Tsar Alexander III to his wife, Tsarina Marie Feodorovna as an Easter gift in 1892.
This short film reveals how the mystery of the elephant’s origins was recently solved by Caroline de Guitaut, Deputy Surveyor of The Queen’s Works of Art.
Watch the film below to find out more about Imperial Easter Eggs made by Fabergé.
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The Mosaic Egg
Learn about the story behind one of the most technically sophisticated and extraordinary of Fabergé's Imperial Easter eggs.
