Dale Harris, in Beautiful Trifles Connoisseur (April 1983), P.O. BOX 10120,
Des Moines, Iowa 50350.
Peter Carl Faberge (1 846-1 920) was the jeweler to the Tsars. In a way, his elaborate jeweled Easter eggs symbolized the decadence of Impe- rial Russia.
Most of Fabergk's creations were domestic items-picture frames, parasol handles, cigarette cases. "Playful, tiny, elegant, designed to en- chant, not to dazzle, they must have helped to mitigate the formal splendor of court life," writes...