by Alexandra Blin Kourbatoff | Oct 21, 2025 | Uncategorized, Uncategorized
A century after enchanting the Romanov court, Fabergé’s Winter Egg, a masterpiece by Alma Theresia Pihl, is poised to re-emerge in the spotlight of auction. On December 2, 2025, Christie’s London will offer this legendary piece for sale, considered one of...
by Alexandra Blin Kourbatoff | Apr 13, 2025 | Uncategorized, Uncategorized
Carl Fabergé created 50 Imperial Easter eggs for the Russian Tsars Alexander III and Nicholas II, as well as for their consorts. Some of these eggs, beginning with the 1893 Caucasus Egg, feature dates either directly on the egg or on the surprise contained within, or...
by I.C.F. | Jan 13, 2017 | Uncategorized, Uncategorized
Russian artist Olga Chirnina (also known by her pseudonym, “Klimbim”) colorizes archival images of the last ball of the House of Romanov. By Ksenia Issaeva In late February 1903, a grand costume ball was held at the Winter Palace – the Hermitage museum in...
by I.C.F. | Oct 17, 2015 | Uncategorized, Uncategorized
The ‘surprise’ contained within the eighth egg of Fabergé’s Imperial Easter series, long believed lost, was accidentally discovered by researchers preparing the new catalogue of the British Royal Collection. Caroline de Guitaut, Senior Curator of the...
by I.C.F. | Aug 29, 2015 | Uncategorized, Uncategorized
Nora Roberts Bestselling novelist Nora Roberts, author of numerous hits sold in the millions, offers a story blending romance and suspense in the fascinating world of luxury antique dealers with her highly entertaining new novel, The Collector. Nora Roberts imagined...
by I.C.F. | Aug 23, 2015 | Uncategorized, Uncategorized
And now, a word from our sponsor. That could be the opening line of Fabergé: A Life of its Own , an overview of a fascinating subject that manages to sound like an extended advertisement for the brand. The film is credited to no fewer than seven countries—the...
