House of Faberge egg Excellent condition, perfect egg 24k gold base finished Dimensions of the egg ca6cm Hand engraved crystal, hand finished ca 6cm Original box This is a limited edition, numbered egg Hand engraved crystal and base 24k gold finished Excellent condition. The Fabergé family originated in France but was forced to leave the country due to religious persecution. During the 18th century, the family settled in Russia. Peter Carl Fabergé was born on May 30, 1846, the son of a goldsmith. After apprenticing with several master goldsmiths in Germany, France and England, Peter Carl Fabergé returned to St. Petersburg a highly accomplished craftsman. In 1885, Peter Carl Faberge presented the first Imperial Egg to Czar Alexander III and soon became the most famous jeweler in the world. Investing in Faberge is as good a idea as the investments in gold bullion or even the investment in art by great artists such as Warhol, Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dali, Damien Hirst, Egon Schiele, Chillida, Roy Lichtenstein Basquiat or Banksy.