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title: Orange Tree Egg by Fabergé
author: Ninara
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# Orange Tree Egg by Fabergé

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## Image File

[![Orange Tree Egg by Fabergé](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/13952.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/13952.jpg)

## Image Caption

The 1911 Orange Tree Egg by Peter Carl Fabergé (1846-1920). The egg was given by [Tsar Nicholas II](https://www.worldhistory.org/Tsar_Nicholas_II/) (r. 1894-1917) to his mother the Dowager Empress Marie Feodorovna. The egg is made of nephrite, white quartz, [gold](https://www.worldhistory.org/gold/), and enamel. It is set with diamonds, pearls, and rubies. Inside the tree is a singing automaton bird, which is operated by pushing on a jewelled fruit - the bird then emerges through a hinged opening in the top leaves. The egg measures 26.7 cm (10.5 in) in height.

Fabergé Museum, St. Petersburg.

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