May 2007

Auctions

April 18, 2007 Christie’s New York included a 3 inch high carnelian Fabergé scent flask in the form of a gnome made for the wife of Tsar Nicholas II, Empress Alexandra, and sold for $1.38 million, four times its top estimate.

Exhibitions and Fairs

London
The annual Grosvenor House Art and Antiques Fair (June 14 – June 20, 2007) includes as exhibitors A La Vieille Russie of New York and Wartski of London.

New Orleans, Louisiana
The recently opened Fabergé exhibition at the New Orleans Museum of Art includes objects illustrated below from the collection of Dr. Daniel Hodges. (Photos courtesy of Alex Caldwell)

Tokyo
Edo Museum has announced exhibition dates, March 20-June 17 2007 for its Greatest Treasures of  the Russian Tsars, Wonders of the Kremlin venue. (Information courtesy of Daryl Chi-Wen Dao)

Popular Press

A series of newspaper articles were published in mid-April announcing the sale and possible use of the trade name Fabergé, which is currently owned by the international company Unilever. When the involved parties make an official announcement, it will be shared in an issue of this newsletter.

Publications

Lopato, Marina. The Jewellers of Old St.Petersburg (Yuveliry Starogo Peterburga), St.Petersburg, 2006. (ISBN 5-93572-232-1 in Russian) includes a chapter devoted to the House of Fabergé.

On the Turn of Century. The Art of Art Nouveau Epoch. St.Petersburg, 2006. (ISBN 5-93572-227-5 in Russian) includes an article entitled, "Faberge and Art Nouveau" (pp. 89-97) by Dr. Marina Lopato of the Hermitage Museum.

Recent Discoveries

Provenances for a diamond-set brooch and an Imperial bell push by Fabergé were discovered recently by Wartski, London.

  Clocks from the Hodges Collection

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