Nécessaire Egg
Gold, diamonds, rubies, sapphire, emeralds, by House of Fabergé,
and other unknown, 1889
The whereabouts of this egg is not known, and a photograph of it was
only discovered in 2017. Historic records describe the materials
used to create the egg and its surprise. It was last seen in London
when it was sold in 1952.
Provenance Empress
Maria Feodorovna, 1889–1917 Kremlin
Armoury, 1917–22 The
Council of People's Commissars, 1922–27 Sold
to a UK buyer Wartski,
London, 1949–52 Private
buyer, 1952
Source: Fabergé Research Site, 2023; Wartski site, 2023.
Empress
Maria Feodorovna, 1889–1917