Synopses & Reviews
This exquisite exhibition catalogue brings together over one hundred of Carl Fabergés most beautiful creations combining hardstones and other precious materials. The volume presents the history of the renowned jeweler's work using the rich mineral resources of Russia, from celebrated Easter eggs to delicate animal sculptures. These detailed masterpieces, many rarely exhibited, have been gathered from museums and private collections throughout the world. The intricacy of these minute pieces has a universal appeal that has charmed both Fabergés elite clientele and the public for over a century.
Along with a comprehensive, full-colour catalogue of the exhibition organised by the Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, in collaboration with the Fabergé Arts Foundation, Washington D.C., are essays on the history of the house of Fabergé; Fabergé's illustrious clients and his hardstone; and a history of gem and hardstone production and decoration in Russia from the seventeenth to nineteenth centuries.
Review
"Well written and beautifully presented, this book can be enjoyed by anyone..."--Jane E. Miyahira-Smith, Gems and Gemology
Synopsis
This exquisite book brings together over 100 of Carl Faberge's most beautiful creations--from celebrated Easter eggs to delicate animal sculptures.
About the Author
William R. Johnston is Associate Director and Curator of 18th and 19th Century Arts at the Walters Art Museum.
Contributors: Marilyn Pfeifer Swezey of the Fabergé Arts Foudation; and Marianna Chistyakova of the A. E. Fersman Minerological Museum, Russian Academy of Science, Moscow.