Faberge: The Forbes Collection [Hardcover]

Christopher Forbes (Author), Robyn Tromeur-Brenner (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0883638290 | ISBN-13: 978-0883638293 | Publication Date: January 18, 2000

Fifth Avenue in New York houses many treats, but one of its more sumptuous offerings is a gem of a museum - the Forbes Faberge collection. Containing more than 400 objets d'art, this tiny museum is a treasure trove of artistic and historical masterpieces.

One hundred and twenty pieces from the Forbes Faberg collection are pictured here, each accompanied by a detailed essay on its significance and history and the artisans who created it. Printed on elegant paper and accompanied by 26 tip-ins, this volume also features genealogies of the European royal families who commissioned most of these pieces.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 288 pages
• Publisher: Universe (January 18, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0883638290
• ISBN-13: 978-0883638293
• Product Dimensions: 14 x 9.9 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,813,152 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Faberge: The Forbes Collection, January 13, 2001

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Alexander Caldwell (Maurice, LA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Faberge: The Forbes Collection (Hardcover)

From cover to cover this is the most beautiful illustrated tabletop book on the works of Peter Carl Faberge' I have ever seen. The color plates of the Imperial Eggs and other objets' show detail as good or better than viewing the originals. The narrative of the acquisition of this marvelous collection is fascinating reading. This book is a must have for any serious student of the worlds most famous artist/jeweler-Peter Carl Faberge'.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fabulous Faberge, March 29, 2000

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This review is from: Faberge: The Forbes Collection (Hardcover)

This has to be one of the finest titles covering a fabulous collection of some of the greatest Russian Objets d'art of the turn of the century.

It would be difficult to surpass the photographic rendition of some of the worlds finest objects, created with timeless skill and attention to detail. All of which is admirably covered in this book.

Any lover of fine art at its finest, or even the inquisitive browser, will find this book a treasure second only to owning one of the superb objects displayed between the endpapers.

5.0 out of 5 stars WOW! Elegant, pops off the page, January 25, 2011

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Director "Darksoul" (CA United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Faberge: The Forbes Collection (Hardcover)

Now this may be one of my favorite books of all time! So truly elegant, with photos that jump off the page. Truly the BEST book on Faberge, even better than the Russian ones.