Caroline de Guitaut (Author)
ISBN 9781905686377, Hardback, 156 pages, over 150 colour illustrations 20 x 20 cm (8” x 8")
From the reign of Queen Victoria to Queen Elizabeth II, members of the royal family have shared an enduring enthusiasm for Fabergé’s creations. Gifts of Fabergé exchanged between members of the European royal families on birthdays, anniversaries and at Christmas attest to both the exquisite taste and dynastic relationships between these illustrious collectors. This book is the first to explore the works of the celebrated Russian jeweller in the context of royal patronage and gift-giving. It showcases over 100 of Fabergé’s exquisite masterpieces, including examples never before published, across six generations of the royal family.
Lavishly illustrated with more than 150 colour photographs, and using material from the Royal Archives and Fabergé’s workshop accounts, this fascinating guide charts the formation of the most significant and diverse collection of works by the firm ever to have been formed.
Caroline de Guitaut is Curator of Decorative Arts in the Royal Collection, and the author of Fabergé in the Royal Collection (2003) and Fabergé’s Animals: A Royal Farm in Miniature (2010).
