Tsar Alexander III and Marie	Tsar Nicholas II and Alexandra

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Fascinating stories about Fabergé collectors, beginning with Tsar Alexander III and his consort Marie Fedorovna, and Tsar Nicholas II and Alexandra Fedorovna, can be gleaned from these reference tools:

Selected Fabergé Bibliography (1930 to the present).

Multi-lingual web page maintained by Annemiek Wintraecken includes snapshots of major Fabergé egg collectors and their eggs.

McCanless, Christel Ludewig. Fabergé and His Works: An Annotated Bibliography of the First Century of His Art, 1994. Art history reference book of 1772 comprehensive journal citations arranged chronologically with annotations in English.

Lowes, Will and Christel Ludewig McCanless. Fabergé Eggs: A Retrospective Encyclopedia 2001. Monograph gives comprehensive information about 66 Fabergé eggs divided into four categories - Tsar Imperial, Imperial, Kelch and Other. Technical descriptions, all known public exhibitions and auctions through 1997, and reference citations (books, journals, newspapers, and miscellaneous sources) covering the literature of nine countries are given for each egg. Who's Who in the House of Fabergé profiles 500 artisans and companies who worked for or with Fabergé.

von Habsburg, Géza, et al. Fabergé in America, 1996. Details the history of the House of Fabergé in Russia and the legacy of the Tsars, and is followed by the histories of five major American collectors: Matilda Geddings Gray, India Early Minshall, Lillian Thomas Pratt, Marjorie Merriweather Post, and Malcolm S. Forbes. Appendix II shows American acquisitions at Fabergé’s London shop (1907-1917).

de Guitaut, Caroline. Fabergé in the Royal Collection, 2003. Catalog raisonné of the British Royal Collection. The British, Danish, and Russian royal families had close personal ties and often exchanged Fabergé gifts before the October 1917 Revolution.

McCarthy, Kieran, "Fabergé and the Rothschilds" in The Rothschild Archive: Review of the Year, April 2004 to March 2005, 34-41.

Authentic Fabergé, Fauxbergé, Modern-style Fabergé: What is it? This essay gives several important guidelines before becoming a collector.

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