Imperial Rosebud Egg    (1895)

A gift from Czar Nicolas II to Alexandra in 1895. Rows of diamonds edged with white enamel on gold divide the egg into panels, set on a background of translucent, wave patterned, red enamel. The egg is known as the rosebud egg, becuase it contained an enamel rosebud as a suprise, placed inside the original gift.



The Original Rosebud Egg in all it's splendour

The original Imperial Rosebud Egg

Detail of the front of TBI's egg...
Detail of the TBI Rosebud Egg

... and from the Fabergé original
Detail of the Original Fabergé Egg
The TBI Imperial Rosebud Egg

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TBI's carefully designed, top quality tin egg is inspired by the priceless original of Carl Fabergé. It measures 69mm wide by 110mm in length.

TBI's designers have patterned the inside of the egg with an authentic velvety red background and gold trellis overlay, in keeping with the originals, but without attempting to reproduce their wonderful suprise interiors