Glass Ornaments Based on Original Fabergé Eggs, Post Collection, Hillwood Museum and Gardens

Modern-style Fabergé

The original House of Fabergé in St. Petersburg, Russia, was closed by the Bolshevik regime in 1918; Carl Fabergé died in Switzerland in 1920. After his death and into the 1930’s Fabergé objects were sold to the Western world by the Soviet government and subsequently began appearing at auctions from 1934 to the present. The current worldwide auction market yield is at an all-time high. In 2002 the 1913 Winter Egg by Fabergé realized a world record of $9.6 million (US), and $18.5 million (US) for the Rothschild Fabergé Clock.

Since 1918 future generations of Fabergé family members have kept the name alive and in addition, many Fabergé exhibitions worldwide have made the name Fabergé known to lovers of the decorative arts. Annemiek Wintraecken, a Fabergé enthusiast in the Netherlands, has compiled a post-1918 family history. Her website also features an extensive selection of modern-style Fabergé.