Faberge's Animals: A Royal Farm in Miniature
In 1907, King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra used their royal prerogative and commissioned Peter Carl Fabergé to create a carved bejeweled menagerie of all the animals at Sandringham, their vast Norfolk country estate. This collection, the largest collection of Fabergé hardstone animal carvings,...
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In 1907, King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra used their royal prerogative and commissioned Peter Carl Fabergé to create a carved bejeweled menagerie of all the animals at Sandringham, their vast Norfolk country estate. This collection, the largest collection of Fabergé hardstone animal carvings, here reemerges in its full radiance, drawing on both British royal and Russian archives. With its 150 photographs, sketches, and documentary material, Fabergé's Animals offers a unique view into the artistry of the man who was once the world's most elite jeweler.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9781905686124 (1905686129)
Publish date: December 1st 2010
Publisher: Royal Collection Publications
Pages no: 119
Edition language: English
I love the Faberge animals more than the eggs. This little, short book is a guide to the animals in the English Royal Collection, including those that were commissioned portraits of the royals actual animals. (A suggestion made, perhaps, by the mistress of Edward VII). Nice little book. If you like ...
A simply gorgeous book to go through. Not very long -- about 120 pages, but the photographs make the cost worth it. Any fan of late Victorian/Edwardian art should check it out. For the longer review, please go here:http://www.epinions.com/review/Caroline_de_Guitaut_Faberge_s_Animals_A_Royal_Farm_in_...
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