Dimensions
244 x 308 x 22mm
This book celebrates The McFerrin Collection of Faberge masterpieces and reveals items that have never been published before. Also highlighted are a selection of important Imperial Russian pieces that appeared in the first book on the collection, From a Snowflake to an Iceberg: The McFerrin Collection (2013), along with a few of the collectors' personal favourites. As the preferred jeweller to the Russian Tsars and European royalty at the turn of the 20th century, Peter Carl Faberge (1846-1920) created an array of objets d'art that exude both opulence and innovation, and tell of a period in history likely never to be repeated. The McFerrin Collection has become one of the largest privately owned Fabergé collections in the world, and is on long-term loan to the Houston Museum of Natural Science in Texas. AUTHOR: Artie and Dorothy McFerrin's interest in the art of Fabergé flourished because of their love of the pieces and also the jeweller's successful entrepreneurship. Artie is an entrepreneur himself in the chemical manufacturing industry and wrote The Executioner (2015), a comprehensive modernised update of Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill. Artie shares his mastery of developing the right mind frame, habits, and intangible principles for success in this new classic. The McFerrins reside in Houston, Texas, and enjoy Texas AandM football and spending time with their family. SELLING POINTS: ? Faberge is renowned for his Imperial Easter eggs designed for the Tsar of Russia one of which appears in The McFerrin Collection, the 1892 Diamond Trellis Egg, and is illustrated in this book ? Several essays in the book offer an in-depth historical look at a particular item in the collection, including a breathtaking lily of the valley brooch purchased by Tsarina Alexandra Feodorovna as a gift for a personal friend ? The comprehensive index includes an image and Houston Museum of Natural Science item number for each piece in the over 600 item collection a wonderful resource for Faberge experts and enthusiasts alike ? A fold-out family tree illustrates the branches of the Imperial Russian family with indication of related items in The McFerrin Collection 427 colour, 16 b/w
