Fabergé in the Great War

[elenabutov]

On 29 December 2015, the exhibition “Fabergé and the Great War” opened in the General Staff.
The display, which contains 43 items, introduces visitors to unusual products of the House of Fabergé. The unique collection has been provided by the ZAO Russian National Museum in Moscow.
The exhibition curator is Marina Nikolayevna Lopato, Doctor of Art Studies, head of the Sector of Artistic Metal and Stone in the State Hermitage’s Department of Western European Applied Art.

About the Exhibition
When:
30.12.2015 - 26.06.2016
Where:
Fabergé Rooms in the General Staff Building
http://www.hermitagemuseum.org/wps/port ... _greatwar/

[AG2012]

Thank you elenabutov.
6,500,000 hand grenades and 2,000,000 brass artillery cartridges!

[elenabutov]

Not everyone knows that the Faberge firm in its history, not only manufactured the precious trinkets and the world-famous eggs, but also products destined for the army. On all the subjects it puts the stamp of Faberge and the inscription : "War of 1914 " . That was his mark in wartime .

[AG2012]

Spent shells were scavenged from massive mounds by both soldiers and civilians alike to become souvenirs or crafted, known as trench art. They were head marked, the example of ‘EOC’ Elswick Ordnance Company, England (the mark on the right).

Faberge artillery shells must have been marked, too, but I could not find a single reference. I mean head mark on shells, not e.g. brass cups and ashtrays made by Faberge. Some out of two million must have survived.