In St. Petersburg, the best master, to whom Faberge entrusted especially responsible orders, was Julius Rapport. He achieved incredible skill in working with silver and
Read MoreLuis Masriera, inspired by the work of René Lalique at the Paris Exposition of 1900, introduced the concept of Art Nouveau to his firm’s jewelry
Read MorePavel Akimovich Ovchinnikov (June 23, 1830, Otradnoye, Russian Empire – April 7, 1888 (57 years old), Moscow, Russian Empire), Russian manufacturer, one of the founders
Read MoreEach work by Roman Butin from Yekaterinburg is so small that it can be hidden in the palm of your hand. Roman takes coins and
Read MoreThe founder of the company “Sazikov” – Pavel Fedorovich, came from the economic peasants of the “Moscow province of the Bogorodsky district of the Vokhonsky
Read MoreIvan Petrovich Khlebnikov (1819-1881) came from a merchant family. His father was a member of the merchants’ guild since 1832 and owned a gold and
Read MoreThe name of Fulco di Verdura, a famous New York jeweler and designer, is associated with the highest skill in jewelry art. Verdura possessed an
Read MoreThe jewelry firm Marcus & Co was founded in New York in 1892 by the Dresden jeweler Hermann Marcus (1828–1899) and his sons William and
Read MoreThe famous Viennese sculptor Peter Tereshchuk (1875-1963) specialized in creating cabinet sculpture: statuettes made of bronze and ivory. Tereshchuk was born in the small town
Read MoreThis story began in April 2019, when the auction house Christie’s announced the auction, which experts dubbed the auction of the century. About 400 items
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