| Given by czar nicholas II to his wife, the empress alexandra fedorovna in 1898, the imperial lilies of the valley egg is one of the three art nouveau egg created by Faberge. This floral creation is a fantasy of nature. Green stalks and pearls scale the rose colored guilloche enamel egg, their leaves realistically enameled translucent green. The surprise, three miniature photo frames, rises from the top of the egg. The frames contain photographs of czar nicholas II and his two eldest daughters, grand duchess olga and grand duchess tatiana. Height 6” overall.
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