by I.C.F. | Feb 26, 2017 | Uncategorized
Irina Ossipova, for RBTH When one mentions the jewellers of the Russian Imperial Court, the first name that comes to mind is Karl Fabergé, creator of the famous Easter eggs, precious cigarette cases, and simpler objects that members of the tsar’s family gave one...
by I.C.F. | Feb 24, 2017 | Uncategorized
Right to name museum after Imperial jewellers is contested as both sides claim win By Gareth Harris. Web only Published online: February 26, 2014 A legal battle has reignited between the Russian oligarch Alexander Ivanov and the Fabergé Ltd company over the trademark...
by I.C.F. | Feb 23, 2017 | Uncategorized
The National Museum of Zurich explores the points of contact between Switzerland and Russia during the October Revolution of 1917 Although Vladimir Ilyich Lenin took refuge for years in Zurich, Bern, and Geneva, liberal Swiss society at the beginning of the twentieth...
by I.C.F. | Feb 21, 2017 | Uncategorized
Tsar Alexander III presents Dr. Johann Mezger with a small clock in the shape of a Fabergé egg. In the empire of the tsars, the precious creations of jeweler Peter Carl Fabergé are considered the epitome of opulence and refinement. Peter Carl Fabergé, Fabergé Egg,...
