April 2012

The Big Egg Hunt...

Just a few more eggs from The Faberge Big Egg Hunt before April ends.....

#144

Self Eggspression

by Selfridges

(sold for £1,100)

#29

Eggtastic Eggstasy

by Mia

(sold for £2,400) 

#191

Baaaaa-bara

by The Goring

(sold for £4,350)

April 2012

The Big Egg Hunt...

Funny thing these eggs - the designs really did cover everything 

imaginable and some things you wouldn't have imagined like Gregg (see below)! 

#167

White on Black

by Penny Fowler

(sold for 3,000 gbp)

#92

Gregg

by Brodie Neill

(sold for 1,600 gbp)

April 2012

The Big Egg Hunt....

Below are probably two of my favorite eggs found on the Big Egg Hunt.  

Humpty Dumpty Sat on a Wall at entry to St James Palace just off the Mall.

It was a very fitting place for him to be perched just above a guard for the palace.

The Royal Post Egg was displayed on Carnaby St and, while the first time I went 

by it was missing from it's perch,  when I went by at a later date it had re-appeared.

As you can see from the winning bids listed below -- the Eggs were a big hit 

and ended up being a grand charity fund raiser!!

#103

"Humpty Dumpty"

by The Prince's Drawing School signed by 

TRH the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall

(sold for 51,000 gbp)

#169

"Egg Letter Box"

by Benjamin Shine

(sold for 42,000 gbp)

April 2012

The Big Egg Hunt...

As you have seen by the eggs shown so far on the blog, 

the artists had very unique approaches to their egg designs 

for the Faberge Big Egg Hunt.   You also had to look high and low

to find the eggs.  Some were on street corners, in front of restaurants or shops, 

in store windows or department stores, and also above door entries (as seen below).

Very clever indeed!

#196

"ON / OEUF"

by Oliver Clegg

#126

"Love is Life"

by DVF

(Diane von Furstenberg)

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#67

No Placenta

by Simon Drew

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#113

Sad Happy Frog Egg

by Gary Card

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#23

"A Penny for your Thoughts"

by Jane Morgan

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#11

"La Vie en Rose"

by Janet Law

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 #77

"Blackberry Moon"

by Diana Ralston

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#105

"Rock the Casbah"

by Josh Stika

The "Rock the Casbah" was displayed on a side street off Carnaby Street in Soho.

The KUA'AINA Grill in the background, it should be noted, 

is a great little place if you're craving an awesome burger while out in Soho.
This image is provided to give a bit of perspective on the size of the eggs
(they are all roughly the same size from what I could tell).

April 2012

The Big Egg Hunt...

#162

Seasonal Egg

by Milo Tchais

The "Seasonal Egg" was located around St. Christopher's Place
between Oxford Street and Wigmore.   This area is a fun
place to grab a bite to eat at one of the many restaurants
or do a little shopping in the various boutiques.

April 2012

The Big Egg Hunt

In March 2012

there were 200 eggs placed around London 

in the Faberge sponsored charity fundraiser called 

The Big Egg Hunt

The 200 very artistic eggs provided a unique challenge

in the form of an "egg hunt" where people could enter 

a contest in hopes winning the grand prize -- the

Faberge Diamond Jubilee Egg.

All the while money was being raised for 

Elephant Family and Action for Children charities.

In honor of the big egg hunt, I'll be posting photos of some of the 

unique eggs I found around London.    

Hope some of you had a chance to explore the city and spot a few eggs for yourself!

Which came first?

#193  

Chicken or Egg?

by Simon Tonks for Rogers Stirk Harbour & Partners