Posted on 05/19/2005 6:33:36 PM PDT by nickcarraway
I got some perfume left over from my ex wife....I just bought three dozen eggs on sale at Pathmark....
yeah I had to buy the bacon and orange juice too
.....I'm gonna be rich!!!!
Can they be used for stem cell research?
Now, if the missing Romanov Emerald shows up, that would really be something...
Art Ping.
Let me know if you want on or off the list. Sam Cree is away for a week or so longer, so Liz and I have the ping list.
Please rush me one blue Faberge Egg (# 247) before Easter 2006....I would like to pay for it with Pay Pal..include the cost of first class shipping and insurance
Nikolai
I'm skeptical.......with the country in the hands of the corrupt oligarchs, this "find" smells to high heaven.
The collector of many fabulous authentic Faberge eggs--although I believe his heirs sold off some of them----was Malcom Forbes.
I just like any art story, from ancient to contemporary, so I post what I see on FR under Art as a topic. After I finish grading a pile of exams, I hope to explore other avenues for fun art stories and post those.
There was a huge Faberge exhibition here in Richmond in 1996. The Richmond Museum of Fine Arts owns a pretty sizeable collection of Faberge artifacts. But this exhibition in 1996 gathered things from all over the world. It was amazing.
The final part of the exhibition was a "pick the fake" exhibit. There are a lot of good fakes out there.
I am a little skeptical that these are true Faberges.
Of course....all art stories are fair game for discussion.....the need to know drives the forum.
There's several wonderful books on Faberge's work out there. The Forbes collection book is worth having in one's art library.
Seeing this exhibit was a once-in-a-lifetime experience. My sister and I spent hours looking at the art, the portraits of all past czars, and the formal & everday dishes, utensils, wine glasses, etc. used by Nicholas and Alexandra.
Interesting was the intricately-carved small pony sled and toys used by the royal children. It was also fascinating to see how small were the dresses worn by the Czarina and the uniforms of the Czar and some of his officers. They were really tiny people in those days.
The swords and other side arms used through the dynasties were studded with jewels and were works of art in themselves.
I love Russion art (pre-Revolution, of course).
Leni
I think this deserves a GGG PING.
Please FREEPMAIL me if you want on, off, or alter the "Gods, Graves, Glyphs" PING list --
Archaeology/Anthropology/Ancient Cultures/Artifacts/Antiquities, etc.
The GGG Digest -- Gods, Graves, Glyphs (alpha order)
Please FREEPMAIL me if you want on, off, or alter the "Gods, Graves, Glyphs" PING list --
Archaeology/Anthropology/Ancient Cultures/Artifacts/Antiquities, etc.
The GGG Digest -- Gods, Graves, Glyphs (alpha order)
The largest collector of Faberge Eggs and other memorablia at one time was the Queen of England. I recently read that The Forbes Collection was sold back to Russia.
Curiously, many of the things that were created in the Faberge workshops were sold packaged in Karelian Birch Boxes. I have several pieces myself.
I have seen alot of pictures of the eggs and they are all egg shaped but the one they show in the picture that they call the constellation egg appears to be round. ;>)
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