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Six of the tsars’ jeweled Fabergé eggs have never been found

Ellsworth Toohey
Jul 16, 2026
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Fabergé egg — Miguel Hermoso Cuesta / CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikipedia)

Between 1885 and 1917, the House of Fabergé built 50 jeweled Easter eggs for the Russian tsars — lavish confections of gold, enamel, and gems, each hiding a tiny surprise inside, given by Alexander III and Nicholas II to the women of the imperial family. Then came the 1917 revolution. The…

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