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(FABERGÉ, Carl) (1846-1920) - Geza von Habsburg-Lothringen

Fabergé in America. With contributions by David Park Curry [and others].

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lbh306528
London, Thames & Hudson, 1996. 4to. 368 pp. Richly illustrated in colour. With index. Publisher's cloth, pictorial dustjacket. Very slight offsetting from gold-coloured flyleaf onto title. Fine.

Occasioned by a Fabergé exhibition in the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, May 25-July 28, 1996. - - - "History of the House of Fabergé" by Géza von Habsburg, "Carl Fabergé and His American Clients: 1900-1917" by Géza von Habsburg, "The Legacy of the Czars: 1920s-1930s" by Géza von Habsburg, "The Hammer Years: 1930s-1950s" by Géza von Habsburg, "Matilda Geddings Gray: A Louisiana Collector" by John Webster Keefe, "India Early Minshall: Portrait Sketch of a Russophile" by Henry Hawley, "Lillian Thomas Pratt: An Aesthetic Antiquarian" by David Park Curry, "Marjorie Merriweather Post: A Collector Discovers Imperial Russia" by Anne Odom, "The Postwar Years: 1950s-1970s" by Géza von Habsburg, "The Fabergé Collection of Malcolm S. Forbes: More Than He Dreamed" by Christopher Forbes, "Fabergé Collectors Today" by Géza von Habsburg, "Appendix I: 'Fauxbergé'" by Géra von Habsburg, "Appendix H: Acquisitions by Americans at Fabergé's London Shop, 1907-1917" by Géza von Habsburg, "Bibliography". - - - (Publisher:) "The outstanding legacy of the Russian goldsmith and jeweler Carl Fabergé has captured the public's imagination for many years. During his lifetime, Fabergé's exquisitely made jewelry and fantastically extravagant objets d'art brought him patronage from the world's most afftuent people, including royalty and throughout this century his work has been avidly collected. Fabergé in America is the first book dedicated to the works that have been amassed by American collectors. More than just an assembly of objects and names, it places the social history of American collecting against the backdrop of the nation's ongoing fascination with imperial Russia. Spanning almost a century of collecting, the book combines biographical accounts of the most important American Fabergé clients and collectors with exceptional photographs of the treasures. Following a brief background history of the House of Fabergé, the first section of the book is devoted to the period before World War I and the objects acquired by Americans in St. Petersburg and London during Fabergé's lifetime. The second part covers the years between 1930 and 1950 when, in the aftermath of the Russian Revolution, members of the royal family and Russian aristocrats brought Fabergé treasures to America. It was during this period that the first great American collections were formed, including those of Matilda Geddings Gray, India Early Minshall, Lillian Thomas Pratt, and Marjorie Merriweather Post. A final section looks at the collections formed between 1950 and the present day, with particular emphasis on Malcolm S. Forbes, who built up what is undoubtedly the biggest and most impressive Fabergé collection in the world. Published to accompany a traveling exhibition organized by the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco and commemorating the 150th anniversary of the jeweler's birth, Fabergé in America provides both a spectacular survey of some of the most beautiful and intriguing objects ever created and an unrivaled history of art collecting in America".
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