Fabergé’s Animals: A Royal Farm in Miniature
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| Rating | : | 4.51 (794 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1905686129 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 119 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-01-24 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
In 1907 King Edward VII and his consort, Queen Alexandra, commissioned Peter Carl Fabergé to create miniature hardstone carvings of all the animals on their sprawling country estate at Sandringham in Norfolk. Along with a historical introduction to the royal patronage behind the commission, this stunning volume includes information on Fabergé's workshops and carvers, and the materials and special techniques they employed.With more than 150 lavish full-color photographs—many newly commissioned—Fabergé’s Animals is a resplendently beautiful book.. Domestic or wild, each creature was to be rendered in hardstone adorned with rose diamonds, emeralds, and rubies by the celebrated Russian goldsmith and jeweler, whose name was already synonymous the world over with opulence and grandeur.Fabergé’s Animals takes the reader on a dazzling tour of the Sandringham commission—the largest collection of Fabergé’
Caroline de Guitaut is Assistant Curator of the Queen’s Works of Art and Assistant to the Director of the Royal Collection.
"Beauty in the Beasts" according to NyiNya. I saw my first Faberge egg when I was about 7 years old and it was love at first sight. Every December, my mom took us to "the city" to see the department store windows. One day, in the window of a very fancy shop on Fifth Avenue, I saw a Faberge egg. It was open, like a flower, with a tiny Cinderella coach and four miniscule horses inside, all made of gold a. "Faberge's Animals: Purchased at Amazon.com" according to dep. A very lovely book showing the English side of the works of Faberge. This truly is a miniature farm crafted in detail by Carl Faberge. King Edward VII commissioned these works of art in 1907. I must admit, after seeing the many works of art by Faberge created for the Russian royal family, these seem a bit tame by comparison. Overall, a beautiful book showing . a petite zoo A beautiful and informative book about the Sandrigham royal commission. A good deal of unpublished photos are revealed. If you have the book about Faberge's Flowers studies, this will be a great companion. A B-A-R-G-A-I-N.
About the AuthorCaroline de Guitaut is Assistant Curator of the Queen’s Works of Art and Assistant to the Director of the Royal Collection.