Google doodlers honor Peter Carl Fabergé with a doodle depicting 6 faberge eggs in different colors and designs with the letters G and E peeping out from two opened eggs.
Fabergé, born in Saint Petersburg, Russia was a son of a jeweller, he took over his father’s business to what would be a company producing lucrative form of art later on. He was commissioned by Tsar Alexander III to make what were then easter eggs as gifts to his wife, the Empress Maria, mother of Tsar Nicholas (Nikolay Alexandrovich Romanov), the last emperor of Russia. He (Tsar Nicholas) himself would commission Faberge to continually make eggs, made of precious metals or hard stones decorated with combinations of enamel and gem stones, as gifts to his wife and mother. These eggs came to be known as the Imperial Fabergé eggs, a symbol of luxury and a masterpiece of the jeweller.
oh yes, i remember this google doodle. nice souvenirs you’ve got:)
Wow!!! I love intricate pieces such as those!!! Would love to own a Faberge piece. 🙂
Thanks to Google Doodle, we’ve been introduced to these inspiring men and women, and in a fun way too! 😉
Cute souvenirs! And really look familiar with the Google Doodle. 🙂
I didn’t see it,aw! But even so, these souvenirs your hubby got are awesomely beautiful!
Lovely souvenirs. I’ve been thinking where did I come across the name – Faberge. I actually saved that image and planned to muse about it later. Same likes 🙂
what a great info about the Google doodlers and what a sweet hubby of yours for buying you too 🙂
I love the way your hubby pick those souvenir
aw, love the babooska figure:) collecting whatnots:)
i have been back reading the story of tsar nicholas’ burial sites and of his children 🙂
Imperial Fabergé eggs look so luxurious! 😀 I wish I’ll get have one in the future. Would love to have them displayed in the living room as they really look so romantic.. ^^
pretty little works of art. 😀
Interesting eggs 😀
Good decoration materials. Wonder how much they cost. hehe
Wow!! What a good set of collections huh
Those shot glass and mug look so nice. Better if they are filled with wine or brandy lol!
That’s one great work of art. I didn’t know easter eggs can be so stylish and luxurious 😀