The Cockerel egg (also called the Cuckoo Clock egg) is one of the
Imperial Fabergé eggs
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crafted by the jewellery firm
House of Fabergé. The egg was given in the year 1900 by
Tsar Nicholas II
Nicholas II (Nikolai Alexandrovich Romanov; 186817 July 1918) or Nikolai II was the last reigning Emperor of Russia, King of Congress Poland, and Grand Duke of Finland from 1 November 1894 until his abdication on 15 March 1917. He married ...
to
Empress Maria Feodoronova as a gift. The egg has a mechanism on the top rear that enables its bird to come out and move. Originally, there was a drop-shaped pearl, now lost, hanging from the swag of fruits below the dial, as seen in a historical photograph.
The egg is part of the
Viktor Vekselberg
Viktor Felixovich Vekselberg (born April 14, 1957) is a Russian-Israeli businessman and oligarch. He is the founder and chairman of Renova Group, a Russian conglomerate. According to ''Forbes'', as of November 2021, his fortune is estimated at ...
Collection, owned by The Link of Times Foundation, and housed in the
Fabergé Museum in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
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Imperial Fabergé eggs
1900 works
Fabergé clock eggs
Fabergé Museum in Saint Petersburg, Russia
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