"The Faberge Menagerie" by William R. Johnston, Associate Director and Curator of 18th and 19th Century Arts at the Walters Art Museum. Contributors: Marilyn Pfeifer Swezey of the Faberge Arts Foudation; and Marianna Chistyakova of the A.E. Fersman Minerological Museum, Russian Academy of Science, Moscow. Published by The Walters Art Museum, Philip Wilson Publishers Ltd, United Kingdom, 2003. Printed and bound in Italy. Stated First Edition.

Soft cover, 9.1/2" x 9.3/4"; 192 pages; fully illustrated, high quality glossy paper, very good/ fine condition.

This exquisite exhibition catalog brings together over one hundred of Carl Faberge's most beautiful creations combining hardstones and other precious materials. The volume presents the history of the renowned jeweler's work using the rich mineral resources of Russia, from celebrated Easter eggs to delicate animal sculptures. These detailed masterpieces, many rarely exhibited, have been gathered from museums and private collections throughout the world. The intricacy of these minute pieces has a universal appeal that has charmed both Faberge's elite clientele and the public for over a century.

Along with a comprehensive, full-color catalog of the exhibition organized by the Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, in collaboration with the Faberge Arts Foundation, Washington D.C., are essays on the history of the house of Faberge; Faberge's illustrious clients and his hardstone; and a history of gem and hardstone production and decoration in Russia from the seventeenth to nineteenth centuries.

"Well written and beautifully presented, this book can be enjoyed by anyone..." [Jane E. Miyahira-Smith, Gems and Gemology]

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