Rosebud (Fabergé egg)

[2] Princess Alix missed the rose garden of Rosenhöhe, Darmstadt, and so this egg reminded her of them during her first Easter with her new husband.

The egg embodied Fabergé's embrace of Neo-Classicism, in opposition to the dominance of Art Nouveau in late 19th century contemporary design.

[1] In 1917 the egg was confiscated by the Russian Provisional Government and later sold to Emanuel Snowman of the jewellers Wartski around 1927.

It was this damage that helped Malcolm Forbes identify the egg when he purchased it in 1985 from the Fine Art Society in London.

[5] The egg is now part of the Victor Vekselberg Collection, owned by The Link of Times Foundation, and housed in the Fabergé Museum in Saint Petersburg, Russia.

A 1920s photo showing the egg with its three original surprises; a yellow rosebud, a miniature version of the Russian Imperial crown and a ruby pendant. The side of the crown is shown instead of the front.
It has been suggested that the Lapis Lazuli egg might actually be a Fauxbergé made to contain the original surprises of the Rosebud egg. The photo shows the front of the tiny crown, next to an egg-shaped ruby pendant.