Behind the Exhibit: Celebrating Royal Fabergé
The father of Fabergé eggs had a cabinet full of non-egg-shaped curiosities
Written by Samuel Anderson
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Fabergé Panagia
Workmaster Henrik Wigstrom, c. 1910
Gold, diamonds, sapphires, pearls, enamel
Wearing a Panagia, or icon pendant, distinguishes an Orthodoz bishop from other clergy. In a setting of gold, diamond, sapphires and pearls, this fine cloisonné enamel medallion of Christ Pantocrator is based on an 11th-century Byzantine image now in New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art. (photo: courtesy of A La Vieille Russie)
