Faberge: Imperial Jeweller

Washington, DC: Faberge Arts Foundation, 1993. Softcover. VG, clean and tight with only blemish lifting of glossy layer at corners of covers. Black pictorial wraps; 476 pp. with 369 plates in color and bw. A lush catalogue published to accompany the exhibition held at the Hermitage, the V&A and the Musee des Arts Decoratifs. This is the English edition. Includes a history and chronology of the House of Faberge, essays on the Moscow workshops, the London branch, Faberge in America, a section on the Imperial Easter Eggs, and so much more. One special piece, a revolving stand for photographs, shows each separate bw photo of members of the royal family of Europe on facing page. Catalog of an exhibition at the State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia, June 18-Aug. 15, 1993; Museé des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, France, Sept. 24, 1993-Jan. 2, 1994; and the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, England, Jan. 26-April 10, 1994./ Includes bibliographical references (pages 462-464) and index.