Although over 3,000 books on Carl Fabergé
and his work have been published, most
authors have been content to repeat the
same things systematically and to give credit
to legends and gross errors. Most of
these books are based on information provided
by Eugène Carlovich Fabergé in the
1930s and its interpretation by H.C.
Bainbridge, the first biographer of Carl
Fabergé, in 1949.
Lack of access to essential archival material
meant that Fabergé scholars were previously
unable to authenticate his work.
Fabergé invoices annotated by the Tsars,
Cabinet documents and Bolshevik inventories
had all been hidden away in Russia
since the Revolution.
Furthermore, another important, valuable
source of information had never been
exploited by any Fabergé specialist:
namely, the Fabergé family papers, which
comprise documents handed down over
four generations. They include rare books,
the ledgers of the London shop, lists of
goods confiscated during the Soviet period
in Saint Petersburg and Moscow and an
interesting photographic collection, such
as images of the amazing silver table service
made by Fabergé Moscow for the gold
magnate, Alexander Kelkh.
For over 10 years, the authors have researched
the previously forbidden Russian
archives and studied additional unpublished
material to put together this remarkable
book, supported by a wealth of
documentary evidence, much of which has
never been published. This is the first complete,
definitive compilation of the fascinating
history of the House of Fabergé.
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