Fabergé from the museum collections of Russia

Abstract

From vendor: As this survey of the products of Fabergé's workshops demonstrates, characterizing Carl Fabergé as a jeweler is an understatement. He created designs in almost every form of decorative and applied arts using all technologies and materials from glass and enamel to silver and gemstones. The varied sources mean that many items are not intended of the Romanovs but are merely expertly designed vases, picture frames, glasses, cups, dishes, cigarette cases, and animal and human figurines. The sources go beyond the the two capitals Moscow and St. Petersburg to far-flung collections in Ivanovo, Orel, Ekaterinburg, and Omsk.

Contents

"A well-educated and trained jeweller..." -- "The twenty-first century Cellini" -- Incessantly in God's churches are singing 'Christ has risen' -- "They are light and kind..." -- A stone chronicle -- Bibelots, bonbonnières and carnets de bal -- "All intricacies" of the enamel techniques -- "Artistic chased work" -- Brilliant Street in Moscow or Presentiment of art deco -- List of the Russian museums owning works by the House of Carl Fabergé.