Tsar Alexander III of Russia sparked a royal tradition that would become one of the most opulent and iconic legacies in the ...
In 2007, the Fabergé Rothschild egg was sold by Christie's for $18.5 million to the Russian businessman Alexander Ivanov, making it the most expensive example of Russian applied arts in history.
The egg was eventually taken by the Bolsheviks during the Russian Revolution in 1917. The first clue about its existence came ...
When it comes to jewelers of the Russian Imperial court, the first name to be mentioned is of course Faberge, which produced gem-encrusted Easter eggs, cigarette cases made of precious metals ...
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.