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The Fabergé Big Egg Hunt

04/20/14 | holiday, New York City

The Big Egg Hunt NYC

For those who celebrate, Happy Easter!  I have been saving this post for today as it could not be more fitting – in the weeks leading up to Easter Sunday there have been nearly 300 two-and-a-half-foot-tall eggs around the five boroughs of New York City.   These creations are scattered throughout the Big Apple as a part of the second annual Fabergé Big Egg Hunt.  Last year’s event took place in London and at the completion raised raised $1.5 million for the Action for Children and Elephant Family charities.

I am in the love with Fabergé and have been since I first heard about them and they were the topic of one of my first blog posts.  Each one created these hundreds of eggs was by a different famous artist.  I have been so busy that while I have seen dozens of eggs over the past few weeks I have rushed by. However, I have stopped to take pictures of two “The Streets are Talking” made by Michael Owen and the “All-Ways New York” egg designed by Benjamin Shine.   The current bids are $550 and $10,000 respectively.

I have been following the hashtag for the Big Egg Hunt and have loved seeing different eggs and seeing them in context at different angles – you can find the feed here; #bigegghunt.  There are so many beautiful eggs but to show their diversity and the range of artistic interpretation, here are a dozen of my favorites
Faberge? Big Egg Hunt New York - Eggs 18  20 33
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I think some of these eggs are absolutely stunning. At the end of this exhibit all of the eggs are on sale and the proceeds go to charity. Putting together these collection I was astonished that many of the eggs have a current price of less than $1,000, for example the Moroc was $750 as of Saturday night and the Be Yourself egg was $600. How neat would it be to buy one and have one of a kind piece of modern art?   Too bad they still do not fit in my budget, I guess I will admire from afar.  I hope the prices surge today and they raise as much money as possible for charity!
Happy Easter!

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Comments

  1. Olivia says

    April 20, 2014 at 9:30 pm

    What a really cool idea! This reminds me of that Easter episode of Ugly Betty, if you’ve watched?
    xo Olivia

  2. Diva In me says

    April 20, 2014 at 1:14 pm

    Happy Easter to you too! Those eggs are gorgeous! It’s always great to do charity and putting the money into good use especially for those who needs it.

  3. Maggie says

    April 20, 2014 at 10:11 am

    How gorgeous are those eggs?! That is so great that they money raised is going to charity. I bet it is fun to walk around the city and see them!

    Maggie
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Hi, I am Kelly and welcome to Sparkles and Shoes, a fashion, travel, and lifestyle blog.  I am a New York City girl at heart but I moved to London in the Spring of 2018!

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