Editing Peter Carl Fabergé (section)

===Easter eggs===
{{Main article|Fabergé egg}}
[[File:Kuz most 26.jpg|thumb|House of Fabergé in Moscow in [[Kuznetsky Most]], 1893]]
In light of the empress' response to receiving one of Fabergé's eggs on Easter, the emperor soon commissioned the company to make an Easter egg as a gift for her every year thereafter. The emperor placed an order for another egg the following year. Beginning in 1887, the emperor apparently gave Carl Fabergé complete freedom with regard to egg designs, which then became more and more elaborate. According to Fabergé Family tradition, not even the emperor knew what form they would take— the only stipulation was that each one should be unique and each should contain a surprise. Alexander&nbsp;III collaborated with Fabergé on some of the designs to some extent.<ref name="Grove"/>

Upon the 1894 death of Alexander&nbsp;III, his son, the next emperor, [[Nicholas II of Russia|Nicholas II]], followed this tradition and expanded it by requesting that there be two eggs each year, one for his mother (who was eventually given a total of 30 such eggs) and one for his wife, [[Alexandra Fyodorovna of Hesse|Alexandra]] (who received another 20). These series of Easter gift eggs are today distinguished from the other jeweled eggs Fabergé ended up producing by their designation as Imperial Easter Eggs.<ref name="Grove"/> The tradition continued until the [[October Revolution]] when the entire Romanov dynasty was executed and the eggs and many other treasures were confiscated by the interim government. The two final eggs were never delivered nor paid for.
[[Image:Bouquet of lilies clock 01 by shakko.jpg|thumb|[[Bouquet of Lilies Clock (Fabergé egg)|Bouquet of Lilies Clock]], made in 1899 for [[Alexandra Feodorovna (Alix of Hesse)|Alexandra Feodorovna]] as a gift from [[Nicholas&nbsp;II]].{{sfn|Lowes|McCanless|2001|p=65}}]]

Although today the House of Fabergé is famed for the Imperial Easter Eggs, it made many more objects ranging from silver tableware to fine jewelry which were also of exceptional quality and beauty, and until its departure from Russia during the revolution, Fabergé's company became the largest jewelry business in the country. The Saint Petersburg branch was made up of several workshops with the responsibility of overseeing each item from its design through all the manufacturing stages.<ref name="Grove"/> The Moscow branch was run as a commercial center.<ref name="Grove"/> Other branches were also established in [[Odessa]] (1890), [[London]] (1903) and [[Kiev]] (1905).<ref name="Grove"/> A total of about 500 people worked for the firm.<ref name="Grove"/> It produced at least 150,000 items of jewelry, silver and other items of fantasy,<ref name="Habsburg">{{cite book |last1=Habsburg |first1=Géza von |title=Fabergé: Fantasies & Treasures |date=1996 |publisher=Fabergé Company |isbn=978-0-7893-0019-5 |page=45 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MngyAQAAIAAJ |language=en}}</ref> or up to an estimated 200,000 items from 1882 to 1917.<ref>{{cite web |title=ROYAL FABERGÉ EXHIBITION IN NORFOLK |url=https://www.faberge.com/the-world-of-faberge/news/royal-faberge-exhibition-in-norfolk-276 |website=www.faberge.com |language=en}}</ref>

Fabergé's work represented Russia at the [[Exposition Universelle (1900)|1900 World's Fair]] in [[Paris]]. As Carl Fabergé was a member of the jury, the House of Fabergé exhibited ''hors concours'' (without competing). Nevertheless, the House was awarded a gold medal and the city's jewelers recognized Carl Fabergé as a maître. Additionally, France recognized Carl Fabergé with one of the most prestigious of French awards, appointing him a knight of the [[Legion of Honour]]. Two of Carl's sons and his head workmaster were also honored. Commercially, the exposition was a great success and the firm acquired a great many orders and clients.