Finished 31st August + updated 21st. October 2013

600 Pieces

Imperial Egg "Rosebud" by Carl Peter Fabergé

made in 1895 of guilloched enamel, gold and diamonds and given to the Tsarina Alexandra by her husband Tsar Nicolas II in 1895. When opened it reveals a rosebud that beared a golden crown and a ruby-pendant. These treasures are lost now while the rosebud is still where it belongs.

The egg was taken 1917 from the imperial treasury by the revolutionary government, sold to a jeweler in London ten years later and got lost during the 1930ies. In 1980es Malcolm Forbes found it due to a description and bought it from the Fine Art Society, London. Victor Vekselberg, a russian oligarch, bought it from the Forbes Collection with 8 other Imperial Eggs and several Fabergé-Masterpieces of Art for 100 Million US-$ - since then he showed them on display throughout Europe. Mr. Vekselberg is said to own the greatest private collection of 9 imperial eggs.

Find out more exciting information on "Treasures of Imperial Russia" (link unvalid by End of October 2013)

The Jigsaw Puzzle dates back to 1998 when the Imperial Egg was owned by the Forbes Collection. 

It is oval-shaped and was made for Past Times, GB.