Box
1898-1908 (made)
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Fabergé is famous for the enamelled and jewelled objects he made for Tsar Nicholas II and his wife Alexandra. He took over his father’s business in St Petersburg in 1872 and later also conducted extensive business through a London branch. In 1900 he won a gold medal at the Paris Exhibition. Fabergé’s carved hardstone figures and the superb quality of his enamelling influenced even the great French jewellery houses.
Like many 19th-century goldsmiths, Fabergé often found inspiration in earlier styles, including archaeological jewellery , the Baroque court of early 18th-century Dresden and France in the age of Louis XVI . Sometimes he is indebted to Russian traditions, or to the East.
Like many 19th-century goldsmiths, Fabergé often found inspiration in earlier styles, including archaeological jewellery , the Baroque court of early 18th-century Dresden and France in the age of Louis XVI . Sometimes he is indebted to Russian traditions, or to the East.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Varicoloured gold, decorated with chalcedony and half-pearls |
| Brief description | Box of varicoloured gold, decorated with chalcedony and half-pearls, by Carl Fabergé, Russia, 1898-1908 |
| Physical description | Box of two coloured gold, decorated with chalcedony and half-pearls, by Carl Fabergé, |
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| Credit line | Given by the daughters of Timothy and Pandora Dewhurst in memory of their parents |
| Object history | Brought from Russia in 1917 by Commander Harry Dewhurst, King's Messenger |
| Summary | Fabergé is famous for the enamelled and jewelled objects he made for Tsar Nicholas II and his wife Alexandra. He took over his father’s business in St Petersburg in 1872 and later also conducted extensive business through a London branch. In 1900 he won a gold medal at the Paris Exhibition. Fabergé’s carved hardstone figures and the superb quality of his enamelling influenced even the great French jewellery houses. Like many 19th-century goldsmiths, Fabergé often found inspiration in earlier styles, including archaeological jewellery , the Baroque court of early 18th-century Dresden and France in the age of Louis XVI . Sometimes he is indebted to Russian traditions, or to the East. |
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| Accession number | M.30-1994 |
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| Record created | July 1, 2005 |
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