Gatchina Palace Egg with its original stand
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Photograph detail of the exhibition of the Imperial Family’s Fabergé collection held in the Von Dervis Mansion on the English Embankment, St. Petersburg (Russia) in March 1902. The exhibition was held in aid of the Imperial Women's Patriotic Society Schools and was the first public exhibition ever to display Fabergé's work in Russia. It was organised under the auspices of the Tsarina Alexandra Feodorovna.
The House of Faberge was founded in 1842 by Gustav Fabergé (1814-1893). It blossomed under his son Carl Fabergé who took over the St. Petersburg family jewelry business in 1872. Branches in Moscow, Kiev, Odessa, and a sales-only branch in London (1903-1917) catered to elite clientele worldwide. The famous Easter eggs and decorative objects made between 1885 and 1917 are displayed in permanent and traveling museum exhibitions, are sold by reputable dealers and leading auction houses, and have been treasured by collectors for over a hundred years.
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