In 1885, Czar Alexander III commissioned 38-year-old Carl Faberge and his ... royal crown and a tiny ruby egg pedant. Known as the “Hen Egg,” it became the first of 50 Fabergé Imperial ...

Fabergé, whose father Gustav founded the eponymous firm, completed a total of 50 eggs for the royal family, 43 of which are accounted for today. After the first ... a golden hen sitting on ...

showed correspond dent Elizabeth Palmer his first egg, dating from 1885: "It's a beautiful enamel. Inside that is a golden yolk. Inside that is a golden chicken." Many of the eggs crack open to ...

This is now known as the Hen Egg, the first of 52 Fabergé eggs that were to be made for the royal family. The Hen Egg set the standard for Fabergé eggs to come. Hidden inside was a perfect ...

Hen Egg – $6 million The first Imperial egg ever created, featuring a white enamel shell that opens to reveal a golden yolk, a golden hen, and a miniature imperial crown.