Fauxbergé

The production of Fabergé objects around 1900 poured out a much vaster number of pieces than the popular perception. The reason for this was that only 50 [[Fabergé Egg|Imperial Easter Eggs]] were completed, while general Fabergé objects and jewelry items could exist in high numbers. It is estimated that the Fabergé company produced over a half a million products between 1842 and 1917. With over 500 craftsmen and designers working for the company in its heyday, under [[Peter Carl Fabergé]]'s 35-year tenure as head of the firm, it is believed that over 200,000 objects – from pins, brooches, bracelets, tiaras, umbrella handles, picture frames, flower studies, presentation boxes, snuff boxes, cigarette cases, clock cases and all sorts of objets d'art – were produced between 1882 and 1917.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Peter Carl Faberge – "Europe's Greatest Jeweller"|url=https://aestheticons.wordpress.com/2021/01/09/peter-carl-faberge-europes-greatest-jeweller/|access-date=|website=aestheticons.wordpress.com|date=9 January 2021 |language=en}}</ref> In its time, Fabergé had been the most recognized and most highly valued jewelry brand in the world, surpassing [[Cartier (jeweler)|Cartier]] and others by far.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://theenchantedmanor.com/tag/types-of-items-faberge-made/|title=types of items Faberge made {{!}} The Enchanted Manor|website=theenchantedmanor.com|date=31 March 2015 |language=en-US|access-date=2018-06-16}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.christies.com/features/Faberge-15-things-a-collector-needs-to-know-8353-1.aspx|title=Collecting Guide: 15 things you need to know about Fabergé {{!}} Christie's|access-date=2018-06-16|language=en}}</ref>

The production of Fabergé objects around 1900 poured out a much vaster number of pieces than the popular perception. The reason for this was that only 50 [[Fabergé Egg|Imperial Easter Eggs]] were completed, while general Fabergé objects and jewelry items could exist in high numbers. It is estimated that the Fabergé company produced over a half a million products between 1842 and 1917. With over 500 craftsmen and designers working for the company in its heyday, under [[Peter Carl Fabergé]]'s 35-year tenure as head of the firm, it is believed that over 200,000 objects – from pins, brooches, bracelets, tiaras, umbrella handles, picture frames, flower studies, presentation boxes, snuff boxes, cigarette cases, clock cases and all sorts of objets d'art – were produced between 1882 and 1917.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Peter Carl Faberge – "Europe's Greatest Jeweller"|url=https://aestheticons.wordpress.com/2021/01/09/peter-carl-faberge-europes-greatest-jeweller/|access-date=|website=aestheticons.wordpress.com|date=9 January 2021 |language=en}}</ref> In its time, Fabergé had been the most recognized and most highly valued jewelry brand in the world, surpassing [[Cartier (jeweler)|Cartier]] and others by far.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://theenchantedmanor.com/tag/types-of-items-faberge-made/|title=types of items Faberge made {{!}} The Enchanted Manor|website=theenchantedmanor.com|date=31 March 2015 |language=en-US|access-date=2018-06-16}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.christies.com/features/Faberge-15-things-a-collector-needs-to-know-8353-1.aspx|title=Collecting Guide: 15 things you need to know about Fabergé {{!}} Christie's|access-date=2018-06-16|language=en}}</ref>

The company had its flagship store and main workshop in [[Saint Petersburg]] (1842). Later, four additional branches were added: [[Moscow]] (1887), [[Odessa]] (1901), [[London]] (1903) and [[Kiev]] (1906).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Carl Fabergé and his firm|url=https://fabergemuseum.ru/en/collections/carl-faberge-and-his-firm|access-date=|website=fabergemuseum.ru|language=en}}</ref>

The company had its flagship store and main workshop in [[Saint Petersburg]] (1842). Later, four additional branches were added: [[Moscow]] (1887), [[Odessa]] (1901), [[London]] (1903) and [[Kyiv]] (1906).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Carl Fabergé and his firm|url=https://fabergemuseum.ru/en/collections/carl-faberge-and-his-firm|access-date=|website=fabergemuseum.ru|language=en}}</ref>

In response to a growing demand, apart from his own in-house workshops, Carl Fabergé worked with a number of outer workshops, managed by the so-called workmasters, who were in charge of a team of craftsmen, from jewelers, enamellers, goldsmiths, designers, etc. These semi-independent workshops were specialized in a particular area, e.g. producing frames, silver pieces, carved stone animals, etc. each had its own distinctive style and the workmaster owned his own firm under the Fabergé umbrella, signing their own initials to their creations,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Why Fabergé never goes out of style: The Russian treasures embody both artistry and tragedy|url=https://www.macleans.ca/culture/why-faberge-never-goes-out-of-style/|access-date=|website=macleans.ca|language=en}}</ref> along with the Fabergé hallmark. According to Habsburg, a sure way to sort out fakes is that Fabergé always used a maximum of two stamps and that most copies show more than two stamps.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Gonzalez|first=David|date=1996-01-20|title=About New York;Imperial Gems, For Viewing And Devouring (Published 1996)|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/01/20/nyregion/about-new-york-imperial-gems-for-viewing-and-devouring.html|access-date=2020-10-29|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

In response to a growing demand, apart from his own in-house workshops, Carl Fabergé worked with a number of outer workshops, managed by the so-called workmasters, who were in charge of a team of craftsmen, from jewelers, enamellers, goldsmiths, designers, etc. These semi-independent workshops were specialized in a particular area, e.g. producing frames, silver pieces, carved stone animals, etc. each had its own distinctive style and the workmaster owned his own firm under the Fabergé umbrella, signing their own initials to their creations,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Why Fabergé never goes out of style: The Russian treasures embody both artistry and tragedy|url=https://www.macleans.ca/culture/why-faberge-never-goes-out-of-style/|access-date=|website=macleans.ca|language=en}}</ref> along with the Fabergé hallmark. According to Habsburg, a sure way to sort out fakes is that Fabergé always used a maximum of two stamps and that most copies show more than two stamps.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Gonzalez|first=David|date=1996-01-20|title=About New York;Imperial Gems, For Viewing And Devouring (Published 1996)|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/01/20/nyregion/about-new-york-imperial-gems-for-viewing-and-devouring.html|access-date=2020-10-29|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>