Peter Carl Peter Carl

FabergéFabergé(1846-1920),

Russian goldsmith and jeweler,

whose designs were so

imaginatively conceived and

opulently executed that his

work elevated jewelry to a

decorative art level unequaled

since the Renaissance.

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Royal JewelerRoyal JewelerIn 1885, the House of Fabergé was bestowed with the coveted title "Goldsmith by special appointment to the Imperial Crown", beginning an association with the Russian tsars.

Objet Objet d’artd’art

*An object of artistic merit

Faberge EggsFaberge Eggs In 1885, Tsar Alexander III

commissioned the House of Fabergé to make an Easter egg as a gift for his wife, the Empress Maria Fedorovna.

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The tradition of the Tsar giving his Empress a surprise Easter egg by Carl Fabergé continued. From 1887, it appears that Carl Fabergé was given complete freedom as to the design of the Imperial Easter eggs as they became more elaborate.

The eggs are made of precious metals or hard stones decorated with combinations of enamel and gem stones.

The term "Fabergé egg" has become a synonym of luxury and the eggs are regarded as masterpieces of the jeweller's art. The Fabergé Imperial Easter Eggs are regarded as the last great series of commissions for objets d'art.

New New Orleans Orleans MuseuMuseum of m of ArtArt

installation includes, but is not limited to, Fabergé Easter Eggs, a box in the form of an Easter egg, a pink clock set with pearls that was owned by the last Tsarina of Russia, a Bismark Box laden with 90 carats of diamonds, an Imperial Horse Guard helmet, cigarette and card cases, clocks, inkwells, letter knives, glue pots, photograph frames and stamp viewers.

A display of Faberge A display of Faberge replicas in a Prague shop replicas in a Prague shop

window.window.

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Egg design Egg design drawn in drawn in Art Class.Art Class.