Book - Fabergé in London - The British Branch of the Imperial Russian Goldsmith - 2017
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Fabergé in London – The British Branch of the Imperial Russian Goldsmith is a 1st edition English-language hardback art history book of 239 pages, 30 × 25 cm, published in 2017 and in as new condition.
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Fabergé in London - The British Branch of the Imperial Russian Goldsmith
239 pages
Hard cover
30 x 25 cm
1,715 kg
English
Royalty, Aristocrats, American heiresses, exiled Russian Grand Dukes, Randlords, Maharajas, Socialites and Financiers with newly made fortunes flocked to Fabergé in London to buy gifts for each other. The Imperial Russian Goldsmith's London branch was the only one outside of Russia and its jewelled and enamelled contents were as popular there as they were in St. Petersburg or Moscow.
Using previously unreferenced sources and a newly discovered archive of papers relating to Fabergé in London, Kieran McCarthy studies the branch's structure, customers and exclusive stock. The book will be of interest to enthusiasts of the decorative arts, the social history of the Edwardian Golden Age and especially of European Royalty. Fabergé's works were and continue to be intimately associated with the British Royal Family. For Violet Trefusis, daughter of King Edward VII's mistress Mrs. Keppel and lover of Vita Sackville-West, a Fabergé cigarette case was the emblem of Royalty, as symbolical as the 'bookies' cigar', or the 'ostler's straw'.
Fabergé in London - The British Branch of the Imperial Russian Goldsmith
239 pages
Hard cover
30 x 25 cm
1,715 kg
English
Royalty, Aristocrats, American heiresses, exiled Russian Grand Dukes, Randlords, Maharajas, Socialites and Financiers with newly made fortunes flocked to Fabergé in London to buy gifts for each other. The Imperial Russian Goldsmith's London branch was the only one outside of Russia and its jewelled and enamelled contents were as popular there as they were in St. Petersburg or Moscow.
Using previously unreferenced sources and a newly discovered archive of papers relating to Fabergé in London, Kieran McCarthy studies the branch's structure, customers and exclusive stock. The book will be of interest to enthusiasts of the decorative arts, the social history of the Edwardian Golden Age and especially of European Royalty. Fabergé's works were and continue to be intimately associated with the British Royal Family. For Violet Trefusis, daughter of King Edward VII's mistress Mrs. Keppel and lover of Vita Sackville-West, a Fabergé cigarette case was the emblem of Royalty, as symbolical as the 'bookies' cigar', or the 'ostler's straw'.
Details
Number of books
1
Subject
Art history
Book title
Fabergé in London - The British Branch of the Imperial Russian Goldsmith
Author/ Illustrator
Book
Condition
As new
Artist
Fabergé
Publication year oldest item
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Language
English
Original language
Yes
Number of pages
239
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