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These unique Easter gifts were commissioned by the last Russian Tsar for his wife and mother, and are now recognized as masterpieces of the je
These unique Easter gifts were commissioned by the last Russian Tsar for his wife and mother, and are now recognized as masterpieces of the jeweler's art.
Fabergé egg, any of a series of decorative eggs containing objets d’art that were made by Peter Carl Fabergé’s studios from 1885 to 1917. The best-known—as well as the most lavish and intricate—were the 50 Imperial eggs created for the Romanov family and given as Easter gifts. In 1885 Alexander III first commissioned an egg as a present for his wife, Maria Fyodorovna. He worked in close collaboration with Fabergé, a jeweler known for his fine craftsmanship and creativity. Their resulting creation was an extravagant variation on the Russian Orthodox tradition of exchanging decorated...
Russia’s last tsar was keen on photography and we have lots of pictures taken of him and by him. But what about his image in fine art herita