This article will mainly focus not on eggs that can be eaten, but on jewelry, the creation of which was taken by real professionals in their craft.
One of the most prominent Russian jewelers is Carl Fabergeborn in the mysterious and romantic capital city of St. Petersburg in 1846. He created Faberge eggsthat were highly regarded among collectors around the world.
With incredible work and perseverance, Carl Faberge achieved fame, tremendous success and wealth. But Faberge is not the only creator of such expensive jewelry, in this collection you will also learn about other outstanding masters.
In addition, you will know which eggs are considered the most expensive in the world, and what is the secret of their high cost. Well, look at the outstanding jewelry?
10. Golden Easter egg with dots - $ 10,000
The selection will begin with a chocolate golden egg priced at $ 10,000. The egg, which includes the golden specks, is truly chocolate, but its size is much larger than Kinder Surprise. And the secret of high cost lies in the Amedei chocolate, considered the most expensive.
The product received numerous awards and won the status of the best dark chocolate. Speckled Easter Egg - a work in which precious stones were not used, it was created by William Curley, an innovator in the chocolate world. It is adorned with amazing white flowers and edible gold.
Interesting fact: Curley wrote the book “Handicraft Chocolate”, which reveals the secrets of creating delicious and spectacular chocolate products.
9. Choccywoccydoodah - $ 25,000
Once looking at the stunningly executed eggs - it is already impossible to forget them. All children, and sometimes even adults, dream of other worlds from the images of their dreams, filled with fairy-tale characters ... And while someone is dreaming, others are creating!
Choccywoccydoodah (a cafe in central London, on the ground floor there is a store) led by Kristin Taylor created an amazing batch of bewitching eggs - looking at them, it becomes clear that they personify the birth of mythical creatures, it is noteworthy that each of them weighs 100 kg.
A set of three pieces is estimated at $ 25,000. The secret of such a high cost lies in the product - the Belgian highest quality chocolate was taken as the basis.
8. Diamond Stella - $ 100,000
Some sources say that girls consider their best friends - diamonds ... But there is one more thing - it's chocolate!
Looking at a chocolate egg Diamond stelladecorated with stars is not very clear what is the secret of such a high cost. We will tell you.
The $ 100,000 Easter treat, 65 cm high, was decorated with beautiful diamonds. The best masters worked on its creation for 3 weeks to present La Maison du Chocolat, a Parisian sweet tooth shop.
7. Easter find from gold - $ 800,000
Golden easter chickenhiding in a golden egg - what could be more interesting for Easter?
There is one tradition around the world - on Easter they are searching for hidden eggs: in the living rooms, by the house, even by the White House! This is probably what the French police did - in 2013, attackers tried to transport valuables across the border, and among them was discovered gold find.
According to the find, a $ 800,000 find (jewelers valued an egg at that amount) was stolen in Geneva from a private company, and then disappeared without a trace. To this day, it is not known who is the author of the golden egg with a cute chicken, made in the style of Faberge.
6. Mirage - $ 5,000,000
An unusual egg worth $ 5,000,000 is a cross between the brilliant works of Faberge and the works of British artist Damien Hirst.
Afford this precious "Mirage" only select ones can. Refined jewelry consists of thousands of diamonds, but this is not the most important thing - the main "highlight" of the egg is hidden in the "filling". Opening it, a blue globe made of 18 carat gold appears before the viewer.
But that's not all! Inside the globe hides a mountain pigeon made of fine crystal, sitting on a golden branch. The craftsmen worked on creating an amazing masterpiece for 3 years.
Interesting fact: the dove is a symbol of tender, sincere and eternal love, and crystal represents the strength of spirit and intellect.
5. A blue egg from Jeff Koons - $ 5,600,000
American artist Jeff Koons known as the author of the most expensive works of art by contemporary artists. His legendary Blue egg is not only the most expensive Easter item, but also has a “special” secret, which the author chose not to talk about. Therefore, why it is made in rich blue - remains a mystery.
It is only known that the work of Jeff Koons is made of enameled stainless steel, and also that the “Blue Egg” is estimated at $ 5,600,000. An attractive egg with a fancy bright bow was auctioned by Christie.
4. Vekselberg's collection (9 Faberge Easter eggs) - $ 76,000,000
Faberge masterpieces are kept in the Shuvalovsky Palace, among them are 9 Faberge Easter Eggs with surprises that were created specifically for the Romanovs - Emperors Alexander III and Nicholas II.
The collection, which included 200 Faberge jewelry, as well as 9 famous eggs (you can read about one of them in paragraph 1), was bought by a Russian oligarch Viktor Vekselberg for the Shuvalovsky Palace. The cost of acquiring Vekselberg is not disclosed, but only 9 Easter eggs are estimated at $ 76,000,000.
Vekselberg bought Easter eggs for his collection in 2004 from the heirs of Malcolm Forbes, the publisher of Fordes magazine.
3. Winter egg - $ 9,600,000
Imperial Winter Jewelry Egg for $ 9.6 million was sold in 2001 at Christie's auction in New York. This is the most original of the 50 surviving Easter eggs with a surprise from Carl Faberge.
At one time, Nicholas II decided to make his mother Maria Fedorovna an unforgettable gift for Easter - and he did it. He gave her a winter egg in 1913.
This work is truly unique - its shell consists of a mineral - rock crystal, and is encrusted with 1300 diamonds. The design of diamonds repeats frosty patterns, and the base resembles melting ice.
Upon opening it, a wonderful surprise is revealed that could not leave anyone indifferent - a basket of flowers with snowdrops. These flowers symbolize the awakening of spring.
2. The Rothschild Egg - $ 18,500,000
Easter jewelry egg was made in 1902 for the Efrussi family. Beatrice Efrussi presented her little brother Baron Edward Rothschild with an original egg in honor of his engagement.
But Rothschild eggcovered with diamonds for a long time remained “in the shade” - it was not for sale, it was not among the exhibits, and in 2007 it was put up at Christie’s London auction.
It was bought by Alexander Ivanov, having paid $ 18.5 million, and in 2014, the egg was presented as a gift to the State Hermitage.
The peculiarity of the egg is that it contains a “secret” - every 60 minutes a cockerel jumps out of the exquisite little thing, richly decorated with jewelry. He flaps his wings, nods his head and makes an interesting sound.
1. Coronation egg - $ 24,000,000
The selection closes amazing Coronation egg worth $ 24,000,000, part of Vekselberg's collection, is a member of the Connection of Times Foundation.
It to the smallest details depicts the coronation carriage of Nicholas II and Alexandra Fedorovna, was made in memory of the coronation of 1896 of Nicholas II.
The egg is considered very famous - it was often exhibited at the Hermitage in St. Petersburg, as well as in many other museums as a temporary exhibition.
The product consists of two halves, its main decoration is a large diamond mounted on the top, and when opened, a “surprise” is found in the form of a carriage and strawberry-colored pillows.