Fabergé Eggs: A Southern Socialite’s Dazzling Collection

Fabergé Twelve Monograms Egg, made of gold, enamel, diamonds, satin, 1896.

Marjorie Merriweather Post showing her Fabergé table clock to guests at Hillwood, Washington, D.C., 1960s.

Fabergé Catherine the Great Egg made of gold, diamonds, pearls, enamel, silver, platinum, 1914.

Fabergé lipstick holder, made of silver gilt, enamel, 1908-1917.

Fabergé oval dish, made of silver, enamel, 1908-17.

Fabergé bell push, made of nephrite, gold, rubies, diamonds, 1886-98.

Fabergé oval dish (kovsh), made of silver, bowenite, 1894.

Fabergé oval dish, made of silver, silver gilt, enamel, 1899-1908.

Fabergé table clock, made of silver, enamel, ivory, gold pearls, diamonds, 1898-1903.

Khlebnikov Easter egg, made of silver gilt, enamel, 1908-1917.

Marjorie Merriweather Post’s bedroom at Hillwood, Washington, D.C., 1970s.

Fabergé pin with Russian imperial eagle, made of gold, enamel, diamond, 1901.

Fabergé Regimental desk clock, made of white onyx, silver gilt, copper, gilt metal, glass, 1896.

Fabergé frame with miniature painting of Marjorie Merriweather Post, ca. 1956.

Fabergé leaf-shaped box, made of bloodstone, gold, diamonds, 1899-1908.

Miniature of the monument to Peter the Great staged in the pavilion at Hillwood, 2017.

Ovchinnikov teapot, made of silver, enamel, bone, 1875.

Fabergé Rediscovered is published by D Giles Ltd. in association with Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens; available at the museum and your local and online booksellers.