Faberge Revealed: At the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

by Carol Aiken, Mark Schaffer, Ulla Tillander-Godenhielm, et al.

Book Overview

The exquisite objects created by goldsmith and jeweler Peter Carl Faberg and his studio in the late 19th and early 20th centuries for the aristocracy and nobility of imperial Russia are considered to be some of the most refined examples of the jeweler's art of any age. Of greatest fascination are the extraordinary Easter eggs created as special commissions for the Russian imperial family and other notable patrons - works that remain unparalleled in...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0847837386
• ISBN13: 9780847837380
• Release Date: July 2011
• Publisher: Skira Rizzoli
• Length: 436 Pages
• Weight: 5.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 9.8" x 11.5"