Fabergé's eggs : the extraordinary story of the masterpieces that outlived an empire /

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 t...

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Hovedforfatter:	Faber, Toby, 1965-
Format:	Bog
Sprog:	engelsk
Published:	New York : Random House, [2008], ©2008.
Udgivelse:	First U.S. edition.
Fag:	Fabergé, Peter Carl, > 1846-1920. Fabergé (Firm) Fabergé eggs. Romanov, House of > Art patronage. Romanov, House of. Art patronage. Russia.
Summary:	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. Faberge'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 reemergence in the global marketplace.