Author: Géza von Habsburg
Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 180

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Author: Marie Betteley
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780764360435
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 384

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A rare look at the exquisite world of Russian treasures that lies beyond Fabergé. Imperial Russia evokes images of a vanished courts unparalleled splendor: magnificent tiaras, gem-encrusted necklaces, snuff boxes and other diamond-studded baubles of the tsars and tsarinas. During that time, jewelry symbolized power and wealth, and no one knew this better than the Romanovs. The era marked the high point of the Russian jewelers' art. Beginning with Catherine I's reign in 1725, in the century when women ruled Russia, until the Russian Revolution of 1917, the imperial capital's goldsmiths perfected their craft, and soon the quality of Russias jewelry equaled, if not surpassed, the best that Europes capitals could offer. Who created these jewels that helped make the Russian Court the richest in Europe? Hint: it wasn't Carl Fabergé. This is the first systematic survey in any language of all the leading jewelers and silver masters of Imperial Russia. The authors skillfully unfold for us the lives, histories, creations, and makers marks of the artisans whose jewels and silver masterworks bedazzled the tsars. The previously unheralded names include Pauzié, Bolin, Hahn, Koechli, Seftigen, Marshak, Morozov, Nicholls & Plincke, Grachev, Sazikov, and many others. The market for these exquisite masterworks is also explored, from its beginnings to today's auction world and collector demand. More than 600 stunning photos reacquaint the world with the master artisans and their creations.

Author: A. von Solodkoff
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780753711675
Category : Easter eggs
Languages : en
Pages : 128

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Author: Stefano Papi
Publisher: Skira
ISBN: 9780500517062
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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An amazing collection of images of the Romanovs, their world, and their fabulous jewels brings the last years of the dynasty to life

Author: Gabriela von Habsburg
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780881681482
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 171

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Author: Géza von Habsburg-Lothringen
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
ISBN: 9780500092392
Category : Art objects, Russian
Languages : en
Pages : 476

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The works of Carl Faberge are among the world's outstanding artistic treasures. Imperial Jeweller to the Russian court, Faberge enjoyed acclaim across Europe: a status epitomized by his creation of a miniature replica of the Russian crown jewels for the 1900 Paris Exposition: from 4,000 diamonds.

Author: Géza von Habsburg-Lothringen
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780289708613
Category : Goldwork
Languages : en
Pages : 171

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Author: Michel (Prince of Greece)
Publisher: Vendome Press
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 200

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The worlds fascination with the Russian imperial family endures, and with this stunning book a new spotlight is added. "Jewels of the Tsars," the first book to examine the familys unparalleled collection, is illustrated with extraordinary photographs taken under special conditions at the Kremlins Diamond Fund, and accompanied by 18th- and 19th-century portraits and photographs of the Tsars, their families, and their court. Prince Michael of Greece, a Romanoff descendant, writes with an insiders knowledge of his familys passion for rare and beautiful jewels, and their place in the troubled history of Imperial Russia.

Author: Will Lowes
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
ISBN: 9780810839465
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 332

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This work presents detailed technical descriptions of 66 Faberge eggs, as well as the stories of people involved in their making or presentation.

Author: Abraham Kenneth Snowman
Publisher: ABRAMS
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 186

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For more than 25 years Carl Faberge and his firm served as jeweler and goldsmith to the tsars of Russia and other influential people. Here, straight from the St. Petersburg archives, jewelry expert Snowman reproduces hundreds of drawings and photographs (most in full color) from two newly discovered Faberge design books.