Nécessaire (Fabergé egg)

Nécessaire Fabergé egg
Year delivered1889
CustomerAlexander III
RecipientMaria Feodorovna
Current owner
Individual or institutionUnknown
Year of acquisitionLast known 1952
Design and materials
WorkmasterUnknown
Materials usedGold, sapphires, emeralds, rubies, diamonds, pearl ring
HeightUnknown
WidthUnknown
Surprise13 diamond-encrusted gold woman's toilet implements

The Nécessaire egg is an Imperial Fabergé egg, one of a series of fifty-two jeweled eggs made under the supervision of Peter Carl Fabergé for the Russian Imperial family. It was crafted and delivered to the then Tsar of Russia, Alexander III who presented it to his wife, Maria Feodorovna on Easter day 1889. The egg is one of the lost Imperial eggs, but is known to have survived the Russian Revolution and was sold by Wartski in London in 1952.

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