Brief: New book explores a singular moment in Fabergé’s history
BY KAREN AANONSEN
No telling of Fabergé’s history would be complete without mention of Victor Mayer — and author Anne-Barbara Kern is helping ensure the German jewelry firm gets the recognition it deserves. Fabergé Eggs by Victor Mayer chronicles how, for the better part of two decades, Victor Mayer was appointed the sole authorized Fabergé workmaster, keeping the brand’s storied craftsmanship alive until 1990 when the luxury label took back direct control of the design, product development, manufacturing, and distribution of its exquisite baubles and objects of art. But the May 15 release offers more than a comprehensive history lesson: Every single egg object produced during Victor Mayer’s reign is presented in the 128-page hardcover book.
-May 2015