The Carl Fabergé Memorial Room

The exhibition is devoted to Carl Fabergé (1846 -1920), the founder and head of the firm acknowledged as one of the most well-known in the history of Russian jewellery art in the second half of the 19th-early 20th centuries. The room features the major work possessed by the Hermitage Museum – a miniature replica of the Russian Imperial regalia, a ten-fold reduction in the original size. This masterpiece was created by two craftsmen: the large and small imperial crowns and also the sceptre were executed in А. Holmström’s workshop, while the silver base and adornment of the quartzite column is the work by J. Rappoport. The replica of the Russian Imperial regalia won the Grand Prize at the Exposition Universelle of 1900 in Paris, following which it was purchased for the Treasure Gallery. The rock crystal presentation dish made by M. Perkhin stands out prominently among the other exhibits.