New creations by Sarah Faberge in tribute to her late father, Theo Faberge, the last grandson of Imperial Jeweler Peter Carl Faberge.

1. T RIBUTE E GGS
SARAH FABERGÉ
Sarah Fabergé has created a limited series of TRIBUTE EGGS to celebrate the life and work of her late father Theo
Fabergé, the last grandson of Russian Imperial Jeweller Carl Fabergé. Each is an edition of 84, Theo’s age at passing.
Theo Fabergé was born in the same year that renowned British Egyptologist Howard Carter uncovered the archaeological
find of the 20th Century – the treasure-filled pharaonic tomb of Tutankhamen in the Valley of the Kings. The discovery of
these artefacts was the seed for Theo’s life-long abiding fascination with Egypt. EGYPTIAN EGG echoes Theo’s passion
for this culture. Fashioned in translucent black guilloché enamel on sterling silver, the Egg features a scarab – luck-
giving amulet of the ancient Egyptians – crafted in silver and gold and diamond-set. The finial supports eight diamond-
set curtains. The base bears an ornamental-turning pattern. To the side of the Egg, upon lifting two classical handles
framing a mystic face inspired by a neo-Egyptian hardstone vase in the Hermitage, the surprise is revealed. A miniature
vermeil Sphinx -- proud, watchful -- lies eternally supine on a desert-floor of black velvet.
The TURNER’S EGG is made in tribute to Theo’s dedication to the sophisticated craft of turning, a skill which created ex-
quisite objets d’art treasured by so many collectors. The Egg stands on a base embellished with 24-karat gold and orna-
mentally turned on Theo’s own Holtzappfel lathe dating from 1860. The Egg itself is hand-turned in bubinga wood from
renewable forests in central Asia. The surprise: a second Egg, crafted in African blackwood, spins independent of the
first. The inner egg is adorned with four decorative discs, three patterns by Theo and one featuring the Russian imperial
eagle. The finial is an exact reproduction of one of Theo’s own designs, gilded and set with a cabochon ruby.
The TSAR NICHOLAS II EGG is created in sterling silver with 24-karat gold and guilloché enamelled in rich blue, the
enamelling process exactly as beloved by Carl Fabergé as well as Theo. It was from the Tsars’ village of Tsarskoye Selo --
visited by Theo in 1992 and treasured forever in his memory -- that Nicholas II and his young family departed on their
final tragic journey to Yekaterinburg. The finial of the TSAR NICHOLAS II EGG and the foot are based on Theo’s original
work. The upper shell supports the Romanov coat-of-arms. The surprise within is the last Tsar himself in greatcoat and
officer’s cap reflectively grasping his field binoculars. This miniature of Nicholas II is modelled on an original wood-
carving that was a treasured possession of the late Fabergé grandson.
© St Petersburg Collection 2009