The Fabergé Menagerie

At the Walters Art Museum, Baltimore

William R. Johnston

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English

Bloomsbury Publishing
30 January 2003

Art & Architecture; Antiques & collectables: jewellery; Antiques & collectables: gold & silver (other than jewellery); Pottery, ceramics & glass crafts

This text gathers over 100 of Carl Faberge's most beautiful creations, combining hardstones and other precious materials. The volume presents the history of the renowned jeweller'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 thse minute pieces has a universal appeal that has charmed both Faberge's elite clientele and the public for over a century. Also included are essays on the history of the house of Faberge, Faberge's illustrious clients and his hardstone creations by Marilyn Pfeifer Swezey of the Faberge Arts Foundation and a history of the gem and hardstone production and decoration in Russia from the 17th to the 19th centuries.

By: William R. Johnston
Imprint: Bloomsbury Publishing
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 245mm, Width: 245mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 1.180kg
ISBN: 9780856675638
ISBN 10: 0856675636
Pages: 160
Publication Date: 30 January 2003
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly , ELT Advanced , A / AS level
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

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 Faberge Arts Foudation; and Marianna Chistyakova of the A. E. Fersman Minerological Museum, Russian Academy of Science, Moscow.