Signed edition. The Royal Collection of Fabergé is one of the largest and most important in existence. It includes examples of the famous Imperial Easter Eggs, flowers, boxes, frames, bibelots and personal jewellery, and the largest collection of Fabergé's animal carvings in the world. It also bears witness to the close ties between the British, Danish, and Russian royal families, and the provenance of many items in the collection - exchanged as personal gifts between the families in the period before the Russian Revolution - gives it a unique historical interest. This book explains in detail the formation of the collection, and the establishment of Fabergé's London branch. It contains essays on the principal royal collectors and their tastes; on the history of the Sandringham commission of animal carvings; and on Fabergé's influence amongst other jewellers and goldsmiths such as Cartier, Boucheron and Hahn. It also contains new research stemming from Russian archival information whic