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Continuing the tradition established by his father, the Rosebud Egg was
the first Fabergé egg presented by Tsar Nicholas II to his bride
Alexandra. Unlike previous Easter gifts, which on average took a year to
complete, the House of Fabergé had only a few short months to create this
present for the newly crowned Tsarina. Carefully designed to please its
recipient, the translucent red-enameled exterior is decorated with Cupid's
arrows and contains a miniature portrait of Tsar Nicholas II viewed
through a table-cut diamond. Once opened, the egg reveals a yellow
enameled rosebud, which blooms to disclose a ruby and diamond-set Imperial
crown. The whereabouts of this final surprise is unknown today.
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