You may only know of the Romanovs through watching ‘Anastasia’ but the Russian royal family owned some seriously stylish ornaments. To the Tsars of old, Easter eggs weren’t made of chocolate but were beautifully crafted Fabergé pieces with gold and precious stones. An exhibition of 240 Fabergé objects will be on display exclusively in the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts in Canada, the largest collection outside of Russia from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond. Intricate pieces: A Faberge egg  decorated with a portrait of Peter the Great was given by Tsar Nicholas II to his wife, made by Mikhail Perkhin in 1903
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Exhibition includes four beautiful eggs made for the Russian Tsars
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240 Fabergé objects made of gold and precious stones will be on display
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Fabergé was a master goldsmith, best known for his enameled creations
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Star exhibit is a portrait of the Tsar's daughter, made shortly before the family were tragically murdered
But his most famous legacy is his intricate eggs, mainly created for the @placeholder, each containing a very special surprise inside.