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The Lilies of the Valley Egg – A Favorite of the Empress
The Lilies of the Valley Egg (1898) was a favorite of Empress Alexandra Feodorovna. Made of soft pink enamel and decorated with pearls and golden lilies, it perfectly matched the Empress’s delicate style.
Inside, the egg held a secret—tiny portraits of Tsar Nicholas II and their daughters, hidden behind a golden mechanism that lifted them into view. This personal touch made it one of the most sentimental Fabergé eggs. Today, it is displayed in the Fabergé Museum in St. Petersburg, where visitors can admire its beauty.
Inside, the egg held a secret—tiny portraits of Tsar Nicholas II and their daughters, hidden behind a golden mechanism that lifted them into view. This personal touch made it one of the most sentimental Fabergé eggs. Today, it is displayed in the Fabergé Museum in St. Petersburg, where visitors can admire its beauty.
Vocabulary
pearl - a hard, lustrous spherical mass, typically white or bluish-grey, formed within the shell of a pearl oyster or other bivalve mollusk and highly prized as a gem.
жемчуг
sentimental - of or prompted by feelings of tenderness, sadness, or nostalgia.
сентиментальный
The Lilies of the Valley Egg
Vocabulary (traditions)
illusive - deceptive; illusory.
призрачный, обманчивый
to rise to fame - to become famous
прославиться
to place an order - to request, to buy, to purchase
разместить заказ, заказать
accounted for - prepare or present a record an account of money given or received. to give a reason or explanation for (something)
учтено
homesick - experiencing a longing for one's home during a period of absence from it.
тосковать по дому
to commemorate - recall and show respect for (someone or something).
служить напоминанием, отмечать годовщину
The Lilies Of The Valley
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Some Fabergé eggs were decorated with __________, giving them an elegant and luxurious appearance.
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The Lilies of the Valley Egg was very __________ to Empress Alexandra because it contained tiny portraits of her family.
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The Third Imperial Egg remained __________ for many years until it was rediscovered at a flea market.
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The Coronation Egg was created __________ the crowning of Empress Alexandra in 1897.
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Peter Carl Fabergé began __________ after Tsar Alexander III commissioned the first Fabergé egg in 1885.
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