In the summer of 1914, Nicholas II struggled between defending Serbia and avoiding a wider conflict, only to be trapped by ...

The Winter Egg’s record stood until 2007, when the Rothschild Egg, a dazzling 1902 specimen featuring a clock and an ...

MOSCOW — The last czar and his family were victims of political repression, Russia's Supreme Court ruled Wednesday, formally restoring the Romanov name and furthering a Kremlin effort to encourage ...

Russian Czar Nicholas ii commissioned a photographer, one that pioneered colourized photography, to travel through the ...

On December 2, Christie’s set a new world auction record for Fabergé—the third in its history—after hammering the Winter Egg, ...

Created for the Russian imperial family for Easter 1913, the piece was designed by Alma Pihl, a young jeweler and the daughter of one of Carl Faberge’s leading craftsmen NEW YORK, November 28. /TASS/.

The crystal and diamond egg was commissioned by Czar Nicholas II for his mother, Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna, as an ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Obverse Image: Portrait of Nicholas ...

Fabergé is believed to have produced 50 of the ornate eggs for Russia’s czars. The Winter Egg, sold on Tuesday, is considered ...

ZURICH (Reuters) - A century after the October Revolution that ended his family's three-century reign of Russia, Hans Georg Yourievsky believes the country needs a tough leader. But -- for now at ...

London — A rare crystal and diamond Fabergé egg crafted for Russia’s ruling family before it was toppled by revolution ...

A new exhibition spotlights Natalia Pavlovna Paley, the granddaughter of a czar. She built a new life for herself in France and the U.S., appearing in films and on the pages of glossy magazines Meilan ...