Author: Habsburg, Geza Von (President, Christie's, Europe)
Hardback; Book; 368 Colour Illustrations
356 pages
Published: April 1996
Thames and Hudson Ltd
ISBN: 0500016992
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The art of Russia created under its last two czars has captivated the public imagination for decades. This first book dedicated to the extraordinary objets d'art, silver, and jeweltry crafted by the Russian goldsmith and jeweler Carl Faberge places the social history of American collecting against the backdrop of America's ongoing fascination with imperial Russia. 368 color illustrations.Published to accompany a travelling exhibition organized by the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, this text focuses on the works of Russian goldsmith and jeweler, Carl Faberge. It looks at the collections amassed by Americans such as Matilda Geddings Gray and Malcolm S. Forbes.