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Reprinted with permission from September 2007 Newsletter by Christel Ludewig McCanless

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Compiled and updated regularly by Christel Ludewig McCanless
Author, Fabergé and His Works: An Annotated Bibliography
of the First Century of His Art, 1994
Co-author, Fabergé Eggs: A Retrospective Encyclopedia, 2001

September 2007

In Memoriam

Theo Fabergé (1922-2007) the grandson of Peter Carl Fabergé, and the son of Nicholas Fabergé (1884-1939), Peter Carl’s youngest son, has died. Born in London where his father was affiliated with the London branch of the House of Fabergé, Theo had a career in engineering and in the 1960’s had a successful business making wire turnings for use in aircraft instrumentation.

To improve his turning skills he restored an 1861 Holtzapfel ornamental lathe and began experimenting with precious metals, enamels and gemstones. In 1977 he was awarded a medal for an ivory casket made for the Silver Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II -- all this led to a new career.

In 1985 the St. Petersburg Collection, still trading today from the Burlington Arcade in London, was launched with the production of small-series limited editions objets d’art.

Theo and Sarah Fabergé
courtesy of Annemiek Wintraecken

Ivory casket awarded the Gertrude Crawford Medal from the Worshipful Company of Turners,
courtesy of John P. Andrew