{"id":82291,"date":"2022-04-18T12:30:01","date_gmt":"2022-04-18T10:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test2023.luxus-plus.com\/?p=82291"},"modified":"2025-04-01T10:10:39","modified_gmt":"2025-04-01T08:10:39","slug":"luxus-magazine-a-short-history-of-luxury-the-faberge-egg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/luxus-plus.com\/en\/luxus-magazine-a-short-history-of-luxury-the-faberge-egg\/","title":{"rendered":"[A Brief History of Luxury] The Faberg\u00e9 egg"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Easter is a time for family reunions, egg hunts and chocolates, but what about a precious egg with a history full of anecdotes ? Today we take a look at the history of the famous Faberg\u00e9 egg.<\/h4>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Faberg\u00e9 eggs<\/strong> are known worldwide for their finesse and preciousness, but what is less well known is that the jeweller behind these masterpieces had a very modest beginning. Of German-Danish origin, <strong>Pierre-Karl Faberg\u00e9<\/strong> was born in St. Petersburg on May 30, 1846 to a German Protestant family from the Baltic. His father, <strong>Gustave Faberg\u00e9<\/strong>, trained as a goldsmith before opening<strong> his own small jewellery shop in 1842<\/strong>. 40 years later, following his death, Pierre-Karl Faberg\u00e9 took over the business and it was in that same year that the <strong>Russian sovereignty fell under the spell of the young jeweller&#8217;s creations<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9174\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9174\" style=\"width: 1440px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9175\" src=\"https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/73068024_2379471522165648_4524221878482501632_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1440\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9174\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>\u00a9 Faberg\u00e9<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/a-short-history-of-luxury-the-faberge-egg\/?lang=en\">here<\/a> to read the full article on Luxus Plus Magazine.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Featured photo : \u00a9 Faberg\u00e9<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Easter is a time for family reunions, egg hunts and chocolates, but what about a precious egg with a history full of anecdotes ? 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