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Fabergé-Egg
Speial Edition
The Dresde Frauenkirche
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Fabergé works of art were created to commemorate very special occasions.
To honour the restoration of Dresden's Frauenkirche church, the world-famous company Fabergé designed and crafted a very limited series of twelve superb eggs.
Exclusive Life was invited to take a closer look at one of these truly magnificent pieces, and we were overawed by the superlative workmanship, skill and passion that have gone into making these wonderful objets d'art.
Dresden is home to several world-famous buildings which attract hundreds of thousands of visitors every year. The Frauenkirche, the city's iconic church, was restored over a period of 15 years and finally opened again to the public in October 2001. The magnificent baroque church was designed by George Bähr in the mid-18th century.
The restoration work was a truly historical process in which many, many people were involved. The ¤100 million needed for the project was raised by donations. The world took the fate of this mythical building to heart , which for so many years was a moving symbol of the destructive power of war.
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The Pforzheim-based company Fabergé and the jeweller Leicht played a small, but significant part in helping to restore the Frauenkirche by creating a magnificent work of art together: the Fabergé Dresdner Frauenkirche egg, limited to twelve eggs only.
Fabergé and Leicht were able to donate almost Euro 50,000 from the proceeds of the sale of these eggs to the restoration project. A very satisfactory sum, which also reflects the great esteem in which Fabergé creations are held.
Details:
Weight: 292g
height: 14 cm
Object No.: F1975
Material: 780/gold with a 0.35ct sapphire, base made of lapis with rock crystal
Exterior: 18ct guilloched gold with yellow translucent fire enamel; the coats of arms of the City of Dresden and the State of Saxony are painted in black and green enamel. The tower and wreath of the Luther memorial are also painted in enamel.
Extras: wooden case and Fabergé certificate
The egg was presented on the 20th of October 2001 in a festive ceremony held in the crypt of the Frauenkirche. One of the twelve eggs is now up for sale: interested parties are invited to submit their bids by email to Exclusive Life; we will then pass these offers on to the seller:
Offer-Faberge-Egg
For more information click here:
www.faberge.de
Text: Ralf Bernert
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