Today's Google Doodle honors Peter Carl Fabergé, a famous Russian jeweller, best known for his Fabergé eggs.
Born in Saint Petersburg, Russia, Fabergé inherited the family jeweler business from his father, Gustav Fabergé.
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The House of Fabergé created thousands of bejeweled eggs 1885 to 1917, made in the style of Easter eggs, using precious metals and gemstones.
The most famous, however, are the Imperial Fabergé eggs, originally ordered as a present to his wife by Tsar Alexander III. Fifty Imperial eggs were made, and 42 survived to this day, each valued in millions of dollars.
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A Fabergé egg was the subject of the movie Ocean's 12, where protagonist Danny Ocean (George Clooney) battles with Francois Toulour (Vincent Cassel) to steal the egg.
Bonus: Top 10 animated Google Doodles!
The Christmas Google Doodle
Each package gets larger with a mouse-over, and a click on it returns search results pertinent to a specific country or the particular items featured in a scene. This one is from December 24, 2010.
Click here to view this gallery.
This story originally published on Mashable here.
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