The highlight is of course the Faberge Imperial Easter Eggs given by the Czar to his family.
The largest collection is at the Kremlin Treasury. They are hard to see but at the St Petersburg collection that numbers 9, one less than Moscow, what it lacks in number it more than makes up with quality. It includes the first and certainly the best. You can get up close. They say that the cleaners each night pollish the nose marks off the glass. I am sure that we added a few!
We can only show you a few samples of the work on display.
Lots of boxes and small objects.
A cigarette case.
They had enamel work, beautiful designs and fine craftsmanship
This one has the Russian Imperial two headed eagle
A Kovsh
A Tea Set
Cases of cases!
The Gothic Room had excellent icons. Decorated with pearls, this was exquisite.
Gail would like a full set of these for our next dinner party.
Wonderful colours.
Another two headed eagle.
There was a collection of Russian and French Impressionist paintings. They had great lighting showing them to perfection.
And of course we took some photos of the eggs.
Rock crystal
The Coronation Egg. Each egg contained treasures inside
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| Lilly of the Valley egg |
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| Detail from the top of the egg |
3 comments:
Absolutely superb. Don't think that was there when we were in St Petersburg.
It is new since we visited and think that it was only last year.
How amazing - just beautiful!!
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