Dreweatts is thrilled to announce a landmark sale of works by the renowned Russian jeweller Fabergé taking place on Wednesday 19 March 2025. Featuring over 100 lots, "The Mastery of Fabergé, Jewellery & Objects of Vertu" presents an extraordinary opportunity to acquire pieces from one of the most celebrated luxury houses in history.
The collection predominantly hails from a distinguished British private collection and showcases a variety of Fabergé's signature designs, including jewellery, objets d'art, and rare accessories. Among the highlights are two newly attributed Fabergé pieces, unearthed through meticulous research conducted by Dreweatts’ experts.
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View, register & bid online: https://auctions.dreweatts.com/auctions/9171/drewea1-10531
MUSIC CREDITS
Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy by Tchaikovsky | Created by Kashido & Artlist Classics
IMAGERY & ARCHIVE CREDITS
All imagery in this film is subject to © Dreweatts 1759, and those © clearances indicated below:
Fabergé Showroom & Workshop Moscow | Public Domain via Picryl
Empress Alexandra Feodorovna | Public Domain via Picryl
Portrait of Giovanna Baccelli by Thomas Gainsborough | Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons
Russian Imperial Family circa 1913 | Public Domain via Picryl
Emperor NikolayII & Empress Alexandra Feodorovna | Public Domain via Picryl
Flower Drawing | Courtesy of © Wartski, London
Woman with Parasol by Émile Joachim Constant Puyo | Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons
Queen Mary and Poincaré 1910, Public Domain via Picryl
Finnish silversmith and Fabergé workmaster Oskar Pihl | Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons
Peter Carl Fabergé sorting gemstones | circa 1905, Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.jpg
Queen Victoria, Prince Edward, Tsar Nicholas II of Russia Tsarina Alexandra of Russia, Grand Duchess Olga, 1896 at Balmoral by Robert Milne | Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons
Family at work in Ural Mountains, 1910, by Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii Collection (Library of Congress), Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons
Badakhsjan Afghanistan © Ninara, Helsinki | CC by-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Kelch Hen Fabergé Egg © Raita Futo | CC by-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Fabergé Museum, St Petersburg, Russia © Ninara, Helsinki | CC by-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Caucasus Fabergé Egg © James Petts | CC by-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Nevsky Prospect, St Petersburg 1913 by Karl Bulla | Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons
FILM TEAM
Produced, Directed & Edited by Laura Warner
Cinematography by Alex Metcalfe