Almost a Century Later, the Eggs are Back!

Fabergé announced in July that they would be releasing two new collections of egg pendants, Les Fameux de Fabergé and Less Frissons de Fabergé. The first of their kind since the Russian revolution closed Fabergé in 1917, they pay homage to the legacy left by the Imperial Eggs created by the Peter Carl Fabergé for the Russian royal family. As a universal celebration of life, the eggs symbolize Fabergé’s rebirth as a family company. But, back to the jewelry. Les Fameux is a line of 12 one-of-a-kind High Jewelry egg pendants of varying design. They range from the classical Train des Fleurs Egg, to the fittingly named diamond egg, samplings of which are described below.

The Diaghilev Egg- Rubies ringed with diamonds swirl on this magnificent egg which, in traditional Fabergé fashion contains a secret compartment that opens to reveal a matching pendant.

The Train des Fleurs Egg (pictured below) – Designed to evoke memories of the trains that brought flowers from France to brighten the halls of the palace in St. Petersburg during the winter party season, this egg seems to be the most traditional of the lot, in our humble opinion.


photo courtesy of Fabergé

The Diamond Egg- Made of titanium, this egg is covered completely with invisibly set diamonds totaling 66.4 carats weighing more than the metal holding them up. This is a feat that Fabergé claims has never been achieved before.

Frankly, the diamond egg looks a bit like a bejeweled hand grenade, but, if these eggs strike your fancy they can be yours for the price of $100,000 to $600,000. Fabergé has also announced that they will be accepting private commissions to bring back the tradition of giving a Fabergé egg on special occasions.

Now if the prices of the High Jewelry Eggs have you feeling faint, there’s good news. Almost missed among the excitement over the Les Fameux line, was the announcement of another line of eggs, Les Frissons De Fabergé. Les Frissons is a collection of miniature egg pendants that start at a much more palatable $6,000 a piece. The eggs will be made using a variety of classic Fabergé materials such as carved stones, gold, enamels, and lacquers. These eggs are every bit as beautiful as their more expensive counterparts and some of them are a lot more fun. The colors are brighter, and the designs are cuter. I mean look at them, they’re like candy, but with diamonds, which is better.


Photo courtesy of Fabergé

In this humble blog’s opinion, Fabergé’s rebirth has been an extremely interesting venture and we can’t wait to see what they’ll come up with next.