Faberge's Eggs: The Extraordinary Story of the Masterpieces That Outlived an Empire
Faberge's Eggs: The Extraordinary Story of the Masterpieces That Outlived an Empire
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Author: Tony Faber
Condition: Good. Foxing and tanned pages
Hardcover
324 pages
This history book tells the story of objects that are, to many, the pinnacle of the jeweler’s art: the Fabergé imperial eggs.
The Easter presents that Russia’s last two czars gave to their czarinas have become synonymous with privilege, beauty, and an almost provocative uselessness. They are perhaps the most redolent symbols of the old empire’s phenomenal craftsmanship, of the decadence of its court, and of the upheavals that brought about its inevitable downfall. Fabergé’s Eggs is the first book to recount the remarkable story of these masterpieces, taking us from the circumstances that inspired each egg’s design, through their disappearance in the trauma of revolution, to their eventual re-emergence in the global marketplace.
Fabergé’s Eggs illuminates some fascinating aspects of twentieth-century history.
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