Fabergé’s Animals: A Royal Farm in Miniature Hardcover – December 1, 2010

Quality print and images. Nice minor details on the pieces, I was hoping for a bit more info but thisnis a beautiful book.

I was delighted to see what other creations the Faberge Company created over the years. These animals are so interesting and creative and enjoyable to view. True artist at work.

A beautiful and informative book about the Sandrigham royal commission. A good deal of unpublished photos are revealed. If you have the book about Faberge's Flowers studies, this will be a great companion. A B-A-R-G-A-I-N.

I gave as a gift to my grand daughter who is an art history major. The pictures of all Faberge's small animals are wonderful.

This is a joy to see. Faberge's work with animals is well known and this book captures perfectly in photos the exquisite beauty.

I saw my first Faberge egg when I was about 7 years old and it was love at first sight. Every December, my mom took us to "the city" to see the department store windows. One day, in the window of a very fancy shop on Fifth Avenue, I saw a Faberge egg. It was open, like a flower, with a tiny Cinderella coach and four miniscule horses inside, all made of gold and shining with gems. Next to the egg were the most amazing miniature animals...cows and pigs, horses, chickens, roosters...some looked so real, you expected to hear the moos, some were whimsical and made you smile, all were magical.Caroline De Guitaut's book captures that magic. The photos show us every detail of those amazing animals; her information is fresh, in depth, and compelling. Ms. De Guitaut is Assistant Curator at The Royal Collection Trust, and she knows her stuff. Her unpretentious and informative prose bring the collection to life. For anyone who needs a little magic in their lives, this delightful little book does the trick. And if it manages to captivate you (and how could it not?), you can segue to Ms. De Guitaut's book about Queen Elizabeth's Faberge collection (the largest in the world).

Loved the pictures very interesting book.

Gorgeous hardback showing the Royal Collection of Faberge animals, this book shows the story of the renown Faberge Sandringham Farmyard commisioned originally by H.M.King Edward VII for H.M.Queen Alexandria, and added to over succesive years by members of visiting Royal Houses and houseguests seeking to give original Objects D'Art to the Royal Couple.The farmyard is made by carving rare hardstone, obsidian and precious stones into the most stunning designs, and finishing the detailing with enamel, precious stones for eyes and cast gold for the feet.If you like Faberge, and think his workshop was a place of genius you will love this book.It also gives a glimpse inside Sandringham, and shows us where the collection was displayed... 'proudly lit every evening by electric light' and shows how the collection grew over the years to include such things as the cockeral shown on the books cover, and even farmyard rats and mice.This is published by the Royal Collection and is in my opinion the authoritive guide on the Sandringham Farmyard, and an important reference book for all of us interested by Faberge and his genius.Very highly recomended.

Some lovely pictures and detail in this book. I particularly like references to the cost of the minatues when purchased, real eye opener! Also contains old pictures of Royalty, a great treat.

A book that hits the spot for Faberge devotees - well, this one at least. The illustrations of Faberge's hardstone animals are as close to perfect as even a perfectionist would want. The text is scholarly and informative without being academic. And the doormouse is to die for!

A fascinating look at a little known part of Faberge's work. Even though these are not as spectacular as the Easter Eggs the fine detail is still there along with the luxury touches such as gold feet.