Peter Carl Faberge's 166th birthday - Google Doodle [HD] !!!
30th, May 2012
Music: 'Funk Game Loop' by Kevin MacLeod..


The Tsar also commissioned the company to make an Easter egg as a gift for his wife, the Empress Maria. The Tsar placed an order for another egg the following year. However, from 1887, Carl Faberge was apparently given complete freedom with regard to design, which then become more and more elaborate. According to the Faberge Family tradition, not even the Tsar knew what form they would take: the only stipulation was that each one should contain a surprise. The next Tsar, Nicholas II, ordered two eggs each year, one for his mother and one for his own wife, Alexandra. The tradition continued until the October Revolution.
Although the House of Faberge is famed for its Imperial Easter eggs, it made many more objects ranging from silver tableware to fine jewelry. Faberge’s company became the largest jewellery business in Russia. In addition to its Saint Petersburg head quarters, there were branches in Moscow, Odessa, Kiev and London. It produced some 150,000 to 200,000 objects from 1882 until 1917.
In 1900, his work represented Russia at the 1900 World’s Fair in Paris. As Carl Faberge was a member of the Jury, the House of Faberge therefore exhibited hors concours (without competing). Nevertheless, the House was awarded a gold medal and the city’s jewellers recognised Carl Faberge as maître. Additio.