The 1890 Fabergé Danish Palaces Egg - The miniatures explained - The Kejserens Villa in Fredensborg
"Fredensborg, October 1, 1889. A happy little party took place today. The occasion being the Emperors new villa - the purchase of which we have previously mentioned in these diarysheets - for the first time was put into use. And a pretty little dollshouse has been created in the beautiful, high situated building with the magnificent view of the village of Fredensborg, Esrom Lake and the woods in the vicinity. Upon the invitation of the Emperor and Empress the villa hosted all the ladies and gentlemen for whom tea was served. 'Our dear Miniature Gatchina', the Empress baptised her new villa." --- The above image is a copy of the image I found in a pdf document on the Internet. (Click here or click the image above to view). According to this document: "Tsar Alexander in September 1885, expressed the desire to have his own house in Fredensborg. He had been looking at a house called Petrels Nest, which was up against a cliff in the castle garden. At first the owner, Andreas Hjorth Grove, did not want to sell, neither to an emperor nor to anyone else. But a very generous offer of 25,000 kroner made the owner on 20.10.1885 sell the house to Tsar Alexander III. Then the house was empty for a few years, and in the city, there were various fanciful rumours about what the emperor really wanted to do with the house. But suddenly the house was renovated and "Russified". Inside panels and door frames were gilded and the house was furnished in a very simple emperor style. The Emperor used the house when he needed to work, away from Dagmars large family, and additionally used it for smaller private gatherings. Alexander III spent seven summers with his family in his villa, but slept only one night in his own small house, which today is called The Emperor's Villa and is located Kejserensvej 1st. The house still has memories of the emperor's time. Among others have the later Emperor Nicholas II and others scratched their signatures in a window in the winter room..."
The "Czar's New Villa" also got attention in the American Press, The New York Times, September 1, 1889:
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