[1] The egg was made for Alexander III of Russia, who presented it to his wife, the Empress Maria Feodorovna.

Likewise, the Resurrection egg has no inventory number, which would speak in favour of this theory.

[1] Alexander III was billed 4,750 rubles for the Renaissance egg, and it was confiscated by the Russian Provisional Government in 1917.

[4] The egg was then sold to the Manhattan antique dealers A La Vieille Russie, where it was purchased by Malcolm Forbes for his collection on May 15, 1965.

[6] The piece is based on an 18th century casket by Le Roy at the Green Vault, Germany.