Fabergé: From the Romanovs to Royalty (History Lecture)
4/10/2021
1:00 – 2:15 pm
An online lecture by Caroline de Guitaut, Deputy Surveyor of The Queen’s Works of Art at Royal Collection Trust. The British Royal Collection contains the pre-eminent collection of works by the Russian master goldsmith and jeweler, Carl Fabergé. In scale, quality, and diversity of object the collection has few parallels. But it is in its unique formation – acquired by six successive generations of the royal family from Queen Victoria to HRH The Prince of Wales – the collection stands alone. This lecture will explore the history of The British Royal Collection, entwined with the dynastic links between the Romanovs and the British royal family, and will examine the stories behind some of the most important pieces in the collection.
