|
Books > Arts & Architecture > Art forms, treatments & subjects > Decorative arts & crafts > Jewellery & jewellery-making
|
Buy Now
Faberge in London - The British Branch of the Imperial Russian Goldsmith (Hardcover)
Loot Price: R1,259
Discovery Miles 12 590
You Save: R353
(22%)
|
|
|
Faberge in London - The British Branch of the Imperial Russian Goldsmith (Hardcover)
Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days
|
Royalty, Aristocrats, American heiresses, exiled Russian Grand
Dukes, Randlords, Maharajas, Socialites and Financiers with newly
made fortunes flocked to Faberge in London to buy gifts for each
other. The Imperial Russian Goldsmith's London branch was the only
one outside of Russia and its jewelled and enamelled contents were
as popular there as they were in St. Petersburg or Moscow. Using
previously unreferenced sources and a newly discovered archive of
papers relating to Faberge in London, Kieran McCarthy studies the
branch's structure, customers and exclusive stock. The book will be
of interest to enthusiasts of the decorative arts, the social
history of the Edwardian Golden Age and especially of European
Royalty. Faberge's works were and continue to be intimately
associated with the British Royal Family. For Violet Trefusis,
daughter of King Edward VII's mistress Mrs. Keppel and lover of
Vita Sackville-West, a Faberge cigarette case was the emblem of
Royalty, as symbolical as the 'bookies' cigar', or the 'ostler's
straw'.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
|
You might also like..
|
Email address subscribed successfully.
A activation email has been sent to you.
Please click the link in that email to activate your subscription.
Welcome to Loot.co.za!
Sign in / Register |Wishlists & Gift Vouchers |Help | Advanced search
