Karl Gustavovich Faberge was born into a jeweler's family and studied in Germany, Italy, France and Britain. He was the last court jeweler in Tsar Nicholas II. Among all his jewelry works, Easter eggs are the most famous. Faberge's works have the style of Louis XVI. He set up studios in Moscow, Kiev and London and hired many craftsmen. His Easter eggs are particularly delicate. 1885, Faberge's mosaic eggs won the praise of the Queen. For this reason, the Tsar rewarded Faberge: making an Easter egg for the palace every year. Since then, making Easter crystal eggs has become a tradition of Russian courts.

Faberge made 50 crystal eggs from 1885 to 19 16, which became the history of the last Russian dynasty recorded with gems, diamonds, gold and ivory.

1886, Faberge won the highest prize that a jeweler can get: he was named "Royal Jeweler". 1885, he received a famous order: the czar ordered him to make an Easter egg for the queen.

19 17, after the October Revolution in Russia, the era of the Russian Empire ended, which also put an end to the Easter crystal eggs made in Faberge. 1965438+In September 2008, Faberge was forced to flee to Switzerland. 1920, the master jeweler died in Lausanne.

In addition to its headquarters in St. Petersburg, Faberge has studios in Moscow, Odessa and Kiev, and a branch office in London. In its heyday, Faberge employed as many as 500 employees, making it the leading jewelry store in Russia. At this time, faberge has shown outstanding management skills. Due to too many orders, he invited top craftsmen from all over the world and even countries to serve Faberge factory together. He is responsible for setting goals for the company, providing design and making product catalogues. Therefore, although Faberge's name has been equated with the luxurious and exquisite jewels of the Russian Empire, in fact, none of his works were made by himself. The czar's eggs are also the result of collective cooperation: first, after detailed planning in the early stage, sketches and models are completed; Then, goldsmiths, silversmiths, glassworkers, jewelers, jade artisans and masons discuss and synthesize their ideas, and then assign them to subordinate factories in Faberge for processing.

19 18 After the demise of the Romanov dynasty, Faberge's property was confiscated and some of it was looted. Faberge and his family boarded the last diplomatic train to Riga and left Russia, but no one expected that they would never return to their beloved hometown.