Fabergé eggs, the focus of many an expensive auction and museum collection, and the Google Doodle today had an even more profound impact on design and creativity in the 19th century:
“But there's a greater lesson in these eggs. According to Mr. Schulman, Fabergé changed the way Europe's upper class thought about jewelry.
"Until that time, many felt the value of jewelry was intrinsic, based upon the precious metals and stones," writes Schulman. "Faberge felt that the artistic creativity and fine craftsmanship of jewelry made it art that transcended bullion value."”
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