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Fabergé: the firm that laid golden eggs

Fabergé: the firm that laid golden eggs

  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...

Russian Bidders See Bargains as Volcano Damps Auction

Russian Bidders See Bargains as Volcano Damps Auction

 April 22 (Bloomberg) -- Barely half a dozen Russian collectors made it past the Icelandic ash cloud to attend Sotheby’s Russian art auction in New York yesterday.The two-day sale took in $13.6 million, comfortably within its presale estimate of $10.7 million to $15.1...

«Получается по Райкину: что охраняем, то имеем» Искусствовед Валентин Скурлов — о том, как открытие украинских архивов поможет отследить историю яиц Фаберже

«Получается по Райкину: что охраняем, то имеем» Искусствовед Валентин Скурлов — о том, как открытие украинских архивов поможет отследить историю яиц Фаберже

На Украине принят закон «О доступе к архивам репрессивных органов коммунистического тоталитарного режима 1917–1991 годов». «Медуза» уже обсудила со специалистом по советским репрессиям Никитой Петровым, какое значение открытие архивов будет иметь для российских...

Conférence de Tatiana Fabergé à Divonne

Conférence de Tatiana Fabergé à Divonne

Dans le cadre du «Marché de Pâques russe», Tatiana Fabergé, arrière-petite-fille de Carl Fabergé, a donné une conférence sur les célébrissimes œufs réalisées par son aïeul. «Cinquante-deux œufs impériaux ont été réalisés par la maison Fabergé, sans compter d’autres...

An Imperial Imposture! What is « imperial » about this egg?

An Imperial Imposture! What is « imperial » about this egg?

$2 Million Fabergé ‘Pearl Egg’ Is the First ‘Imperial Class’ Egg Released in Nearly 100 Years Attendees of the recent Doha Watch and Jewellery Exhibition in Qatar got a first-hand look at Fabergé’s extraordinary $2 million “Pearl Egg,” the first “imperial class” egg...

Tycoon donates Russian royal treasures including Faberge egg

Tycoon donates Russian royal treasures including Faberge egg

Sergei Naryshkin, the Chairman of the State Duma and the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Faberge Museum, right, and Russian businessman Viktor Vekselberg, the founder of the Faberge Museum, left, examine unique items from the personal archive of the Yusupovs,...

Fighting A Russian Billionaire For The Faberge Brand

Brian Gilbertson woke up on New Year’s Day 2007 with a plan that he knew could cause him trouble. The former chief of BHP Billiton, the world’s biggest mining company, was about to purchase the Fabergé name from Unilever, the consumer goods conglomerate. His goal was...