Fabergé crystal egg & sale of Fabergé cutlery

Posted by Nellie on March 3, 2017, 5:22 pm

Ursula - did you pick up the detail, in the story of the sale of the cutlery? Wartski acquired the cutlery for Harrogate's Royal Pump Room Museum. A scrapbook of photos and telegrams, was included - It contains photographs and telegrams from Carl Faberge - the famous jeweller - requesting pictures of their hotel to be used in the design of a golden Easter egg which was commissioned by Tsar Nicholas as a present for his wife. First ref to cutlery sold http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-39130981 Second ref to earlier thread http://members2.boardhost.com/royal-jewels/msg/1476012813.html Was it this egg? Edited for third ref to earlier press story http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4215118/Faberg-cutlery-set-goes-sale-10-000.html Edited again to be clear: obviously there are some details to be sorted out but it is a great story. Whenever Wartski is involved I always think of "our Geoffrey" and his role on the Antiques Roadshow. He once told how some regular viewers of the show in Australia have champagne on hand. Every time he says Fabergé they drink a toast.

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Posted by Ursula on March 4, 2017, 7:21 am, in reply to "Fabergé crystal egg & sale of Fabergé cutlery"
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Thank you Nellie, yes, I had recogniced it. Interesting - details, hoped to get some sparkling pictures of the cufflinks.... and will add the information to the website. Thanks again, for the posting. regards Ursula Royal Jewel History http://www.Royal-Magazin.de Vintage Jewels First and secondhand http://www.schmuck-boerse.com

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Posted by Dawn on March 4, 2017, 10:02 am, in reply to "Fabergé crystal egg & sale of Fabergé cutlery"
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Nellie, Thank you! I enjoyed reading and looking at these pictures of the Tsarina's gifts to those twins. It's unusual for a royal person to ask another person to become this person's children's godmother, isn't it? --Previous Message-- : Ursula - did you pick up the detail, in the : story of the sale of the cutlery? : Wartski acquired the cutlery for Harrogate's : Royal Pump Room Museum. : A scrapbook of photos and telegrams, was : included - : : It contains photographs and telegrams from : Carl Faberge - the famous jeweller - : requesting pictures of their hotel to be : used in the design of a golden Easter egg : which was commissioned by Tsar Nicholas as a : present for his wife. : : First ref to cutlery sold : http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-39130981 : : Second ref to earlier thread : http://members2.boardhost.com/royal-jewels/msg/1476012813.html : Was it this egg? : : Edited for third ref to earlier press story : http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4215118/Faberg-cutlery-set-goes-sale-10-000.html : : Edited again to be clear: obviously there : are some details to be sorted out but it is : a great story. : Whenever Wartski is involved I always think : of "our Geoffrey" and his role on : the Antiques Roadshow. He once told how : some regular viewers of the show in : Australia have champagne on hand. Every time : he says Fabergé they drink a toast. :

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Posted by Nellie on March 4, 2017, 4:16 pm, in reply to "Re: Fabergé crystal egg & sale of Fabergé cutlery"
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Dawn - I have no way of knowing except that I would have thought that many royals have been godparents to children of families in all walks of life.

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Posted by Nellie on March 7, 2017, 10:43 pm, in reply to "Fabergé crystal egg & sale of Fabergé cutlery"
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Some more about this story - http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/776167/Empress-of-Russia-gifts-twins-Harrogate-1984-display-local-museum