Newsletter 2026 Spring
- April 2026 A small cadre of Fabergé researcher viewed the original Marjorie Merriweather Post Fabergé Collection and visited the research library at Hillwood Estate, Museum, and Gardens, Washington (DC). Later in the week, we toured the Lillian Thomas Pratt Fabergé Collection and spent time in the Margaret R. and Robert M. Freeman Library at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA) in Richmond, Virginia. Knowledgeable docents led the museum tours and as special guests we learned about Fabergé resources available for research in both libraries. Freeman Library now has ca. 50 films, VHS and DVD Fabergé audio-visuals from 1971 to the present donated by Christel L. McCanless since 2019. Thirty duplicates were donated to the Hillwood Library during our visit.
A special treat was viewing the many steps in conservation process
of an icon (not by Fabergé, but needing conservation) in the
VMFA Conservation Laboratory.
(von Habsburg, Géza. Fabergé Revealed at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, 2011, p. 334)
Alexander III Coronation Album in French
(Courtesy MacDougall’s Fine Art Auctions) - May 28 – June 3, 2026 Scholars knowledgeable about the McFerrin Fabergé and Russian Collection of ca. 600 objects, some of which are exhibited at the Houston Museum of Natural Science in Texas, will present lectures about original Fabergé on a Regents Seven Seas Cruise from Rome, Italy, to London, England for the SPOTLIGHT ON FABERGÉ event. The McFerrin Collection topics include conservation techniques, workshops and workmasters, how to recognize a Fauxbergé piece, and the well-known Fabergé Imperial Eggs. Summary shared by Timothy Adams (USA).
- April 2027 (tentative date) Join scholars, collectors, dealers, and Fabergé enthusiasts for a Fabergé Symposium to be held at the Houston Museum of Natural Science in Texas. A fascinating selection from the 600 objects in the Artie and Dorothy McFerrin Fabergé and Russian Collection is currently on view at the Houston museum, and on a video. Timothy Adams, a frequent Fabergé Research Newsletter contributor, is eager to hear from anyone with ideas for research presentations during the symposium.
A dedicated Faberge researcher and Fabergé Research Newsletter contributor has kindly shared a recommended bibliographic guide prepared in 2021 by the Krasnodar Regional Universal Library named after A.S. Pushkin to honor the 175th Anniversary of the birth of Carl Fabergé (1846-1920). We thank him for his generosity and suggest the 2021 bibliographic guide published in Russian here, and a similar English bibliography (1930-2025) on the Fabergé Research Website together for the first time showcase in full the voluminous literature for the Fabergé firm and their creations before 1918 when the original jewelry firm was closed. Fabergé objects have been scattered throughout the world in the last 100+ years in museums and private Fabergé collections.
Ministry of Culture of Krasnodar Region
Krasnodar Regional Universal
A.S. Pushkin Scientific Library
Department of Art Literature
“Quality Mark”
Carl Fabergé
Recommended Bibliographic Guide
The Russian title page (illustrated above) and the English summary from the table of contents and the compilers pages (both below) summarize the 48 pages of the Russian bibliography. Individual entries are easily translated via Google Translate.
© Krasnodar Regional Universal Scientific Library
Named After A.S. Pushkin, 2021
- Christie’s, London, December 2, 2025 (Winter Egg auction)
Self, John. “A Quick Lunch with Paddle 655, the Man Who Bought the World’s Most Expensive Egg”. Country Life, April 15, 2026. The Winter Egg by Fabergé sold for £22.895 million [without the added taxes.] Jonathan Self sits down with the mysterious buyer. - Andre Ruzhnikov regularly reviews Russian and Fabergé auctions in his column, News & Reviews.
- Sotheby’s, Geneva, Fabergé, Gold Boxes & Vertu, May 15, 2026.
- Heritage Auctions, Dallas, Texas, May 20, 2026, is staging an auction in Geneva, Switzerland. (Successful bidders are responsible for moving the objects to the bidder’s country of residence.)
Press Release – April 28, 2026, Heritage Auctions Presents ‘Fabergé: A Gentleman’s Collection’ on May 20, One of the largest Fabergé auctions in more than four decades. Starting Bid: $240,000 w/ Buyer’s Premium (BP): $300,000.00 …
Nicholson, Nick. Collector’s Guide to Fabergé Heritage is A CLOSER LOOK AT WHAT REALLY MATTERS WHEN COLLECTING FABERGÉ, FROM MASTERFUL CRAFTSMANSHIP AND PROVENANCE TO RARITY AND CONDITION, Intelligent Collector, May 5, 2026, is a publication of the Heritage Auctions dealership.
- St. Petersburg, Russia
(Courtesy Paul Glibert Website, Canada)Former Fabergé Dacha to Be Auctioned in St. Petersburg in June 2026 … “currently in a terrible state of disrepair … A former dacha of one of the members of the Fabergé family is the latest architectural monument from the era of Russia’s last Tsar, to go under the hammer next month, the starting bid is ₽46.9 million rubles [$625,600 USD]”.
- Christie’s, New York. A Treasured History: The Stream Family Collection, June 10, 2026. tells the story of two remarkable women, Matilda Geddings Gray and her niece, Matilda Gray Stream.
The Fabergé Research Website and its several hundred newsletter subscribers receive a variety of questions. You are invited to help discover new details (accurate descriptions, history of the object, stock numbers, etc. with citations) for two interesting ones received recently. Please do not share Fauxbergé, or social media, only the facts please. Contact: Christel McCanless
