Alexander Kelch
Russian noble
Alexander Ferdinandovich Kelch was a Russian nobleman who lived in St Petersburg at the end of the 19th century. He is remembered mainly as a patron of Fabergé, having commissioned the Kelch Gothic Revival silver service and seven eggs [note 1] for his wife Barbara (Varvara).[2]
His wealth came from marrying his brother's widow Varvara Petrovna Bazanova, whose family had made a fortune in Siberian industry, particularly gold-mining. The Bazanov business empire collapsed after the Russo-Japanese War; the couple divorced in 1915, Varvara moving to Paris and Alexander remaining as a pauper in Russia; he was arrested and disappeared in Siberia in 1930.[3]
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References
- ^ "The Kelch Hen Egg (1898): A Faberge gold, enamel and jeweled easter egg". Michael Perchin (Workmaster). St. Petersburg: Treasures of Imperial Russia. Archived from the original on 23 August 2007.
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: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ "Book Review: From a Snowflake to an Iceberg: The McFerrin Collection". Gems & Gemology. 49 (3 (Fall 2013)). Archived from the original on 2015-09-16. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
- ^ Reif 1997.
- Reif, Rita (30 March 1997). "For the Fabulous Eggs, The Magic Only Grows". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 23 August 2007. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
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