While the priciest Tiffany and Cartier pieces tend to be understated, Bulgari's designs shout--like a necklace with 84 carats of ruby and 674 carats of emerald beads, embellished with diamond-set rondelles.
So enthralled was Fedorovna with the piece--an enameled egg with a golden yoke, golden hen, miniature diamond crown and ruby egg inside--that the czar commissioned a new egg every Easter.