The Fabergé eggs are the intricately created Easter gifts crafted by Peter Carl Fabergé for Tsar Nicholas II of Russia and his wife Alexandra. Fabergé presented the eggs to the royal couple ...
After apprenticing with several master goldsmiths in Germany, France and England, Peter Carl Fabergé returned to St. Petersburg a highly accomplished craftsman. In 1885, Peter Carl Faberge presented ...
Source: Vostock Photo In 1885, at the order of Emperor Alexander III, Carl Fabergé created for his wife, Empress Maria Feodorovna, the first of his Easter eggs. Although in appearance a simple ...
It's hard to have a conversation about iconic royal heirlooms without mentioning the Fabergé eggs. Made for the rulers of Russia as gifts to their family during the late 1800s and early 1900s ...
Fabergé is synonymous around the world with bejeweled, priceless egg objets, opulently crafted in Peter Carl Fabergé’s workshop for the imperial family of Russia. Each was unique and decorated ...
Five imperial Easter eggs by Fabergé may be the most alluring. The museum is “the only art museum in America that’s open 365 days a year with free admission,” Nyerges says. “VMFA’s ...
The £20m Faberge Easter egg that was nearly melted for scrap Faberge eggs become symbols of power in new Russia The National Trust's Fabergé expert, John Benjamin, said the collection provided a ...
These blue enamelled eggs are part of a necklace that was made by Russia’s most famous jeweller. There is confirmation inside the lid of the box, where 'K. Fabergé, Moscow' is written in Cyrillic.
Stephen Smith explores the extraordinary life and work of the virtuoso jeweller Carl Faberge He talks to HRH ... acquiring nine exquisite Faberge eggs The bejewelled trinkets Faberge made for ...
A Fabergé surprise egg has sold for £7,000 at an auction in Shrewsbury. Halls Fine Art said it had belonged to the late owner of Wirswall Hall, Whitchurch. The Honey Egg is made from 18-carat ...