Faberge"s Eggs
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Between 1885 and 1916, Carl Faberge made fifty fabulous jewelled eggs - Easter presents from Russia"s last two emperors to their wives. Since the brutal murder of the last tsar and his family in a Siberian basement, these eggs have become the most famous surviving symbols of the Romanov Empire: both supreme examples of the jeweller"s art and the vulgar playthings of a decadent court on the brink of revolution. Their history encompasses Bolsheviks and entrepreneurs, tycoons and heiresses, con-men and queens. Eggs have been sold and smuggled, stolen and forged. Now, as they return to Russia, their history - like that of Russia itself - seems to have come full circle.
Faberge"s Eggs provides an engrossing and compelling window onto the empire these masterpieces outlived.
Faberge"s Eggs provides an engrossing and compelling window onto the empire these masterpieces outlived.
Автор:
Автор:Faber Toby
Переплет:
Переплет:мягкий
Категория:
- Категория:История
- Категория:Современная литература
ISBN:
ISBN:9780330440240
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