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Faberjé, somehow, has become entwined with the history of the Romanoffs.

The glamour and the power and the fairy tale aspect of this sort of Hollywood family.

They're beautiful, beautiful daughters and then,

you know, a beautiful son and the tragedy and so on. Rasputin and hemophilia and ultimate murder

and revolution. This sort of intoxicating story, Faber's become part of it. You can certainly

associate Faberje in Russia with the imperial family. And I think you can conversely do the same here, that the British Royal Collection is an amazing survival.

And of course, when you look elsewhere, the French royal jewels have gone, the Russian royal jewels, the Italians, wherever else you go, they've gone.

But here, they've remained in the same hands.

Welcome to If Jewels Could Talk.

I'm Carol Walton, the voice of jewellery, an author, broadcaster, and the woman who initiated

the role of Jewelry Editor at magazines like Taffler and British Vogue.

This is a podcast for everyone.

For people who do like jewellery, for people who don't realize they like jewelry,

and anyone intrigued by fascinating facts, new ideas, and forgotten histories.

So please join me as I tell sparkly tales,

meeting all sorts of people,

delving into four centuries of jewelry culture

and investigate what's happening now.

We're here today to talk about the great Russian master jeweler and goldsmith, Peter Karl Faberje.

It's a story of romance, royalty and revolution.

You will have certainly heard of him.

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