Fabergé’s eggs : the extraordinary story of the masterpieces that outlived an empire

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The Easter presents that Russia's last two czars gave to their czarinas have become synonymous with privilege, beauty, and an almost provocative uselessness. They are perhaps the most redolent symbols of the old empire's phenomenal craftsmanship, of the decadence of its court, and of the upheavals that brought about its inevitable downfall. Faberge's Eggs is the first book to recount the remarkable story of these masterpieces, taking us from the circumstances that inspired each egg's design, through their disappearance in the trauma of revolution, to their eventual reemergence in the global marketplace.  Read more... COVER......Page 1 ALSO BY TOBY FABER......Page 3 TITLE PAGE......Page 6 COPYRIGHT......Page 7 DEDICATION......Page 8 EPIGRAPH......Page 10 CONTENTS......Page 12 INTRODUCTION......Page 14 CHAPTER ONE......Page 20 CHAPTER TWO......Page 34 CHAPTER THREE......Page 45 CHAPTER FOUR......Page 55 CHAPTER FIVE......Page 66 CHAPTER SIX......Page 74 CHAPTER SEVEN......Page 80 CHAPTER EIGHT......Page 90 CHAPTER NINE......Page 99 CHAPTER TEN......Page 112 CHAPTER ELEVEN......Page 120 CHAPTER TWELVE......Page 150 CHAPTER THIRTEEN......Page 158 CHAPTER FOURTEEN......Page 168 CHAPTER FIFTEEN......Page 177 CHAPTER SIXTEEN......Page 185 CHAPTER SEVENTEEN......Page 194 CHAPTER EIGHTEEN......Page 203 CHAPTER NINETEEN......Page 211 CHAPTER TWENTY......Page 220 CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE......Page 229 CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO......Page 238 CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE......Page 252 CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR......Page 259 CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE......Page 268 AFTERWORD......Page 272 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS......Page 276 APPENDIX 1......Page 278 APPENDIX 2......Page 282 GLOSSARY......Page 290 NOTES......Page 296 BIBLIOGRAPHY......Page 310 INDEX......Page 320 ABOUT THE AUTHOR......Page 336 ABOUT THE TYPE......Page 337 Página en blanco......Page 338