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The box was a rare Fabergé creation The House of Fabergé was a jewellery firm founded in 1842 in Saint Petersburg, Russia, by Gustav Faberge. The jewellers was famous for designing elaborate ...
AN ANTIQUES Roadshow guest was "heartbroken" after a shock discovery instantly halved the value of a rare Faberge box. BBC viewers watched expert John Benjamin examine a cigarette case ...
A rare snuff box from Faberge that experts feared may be lost is expected to fetch more than £600,000 at auction on Monday. 27 November 2010 • 8:30am The diamond-encrusted box bearing the ...
Over the years, many Faberge items have been brought to Antiques Roadshow to be valued. When John Benjamin looked at a cigarette box back in 2016, he was disappointed to hear how the owner had ...
We now have permission to reveal that the buyer of the Fabergé box was Wartski of London, considered to be the foremost authority on Fabergé. Wartski is a family-owned firm of antique dealers ...
John said: "Well, we are looking at a rather plain, rather severe-looking rectangle cigarette box." However, he discovered the little box had a lot to offer on closer inspection. He continued ...
The memory of this history lesson remained firmly in Malcolm's mind, for many years later he was drawn to a Fabergé box when purchasing a gift for his wife. Captivated by the fantasy, artistry ...
Jewellery historian John calmly talked the audience through the valuation of the “rather plain” box, before excitedly ... by Gustav Faberge. The jewellers was famous for designing elaborate ...