I have a book, entirely in German, titled in German: Faberge, House Jeweler to the Czars. The sheer mastery and beauty of his work renders me speechless.

@kathyberry3878

2 ай бұрын

Oh yes. Especially the Easter eggs, several of which are still lost. Each piece a work of art.

@ydocmit

2 ай бұрын

Yes, while 99% of the Russian populations lived in abject poverty, dying of starvation. We need to reconsider what we do with objects such as these

@7071t6

2 ай бұрын

Especially the large eggs, perfect gift for easter 2024.

@simmiesim321

2 ай бұрын

@@ydocmitnobody asked

@carianin5293

2 ай бұрын

Stunning piece.

I’m so glad for her. Anything Faberge’ is a lovely nest egg, or in the case of the eggs, priceless.

More intriguing for me, would be how on earth my mother came by it. Fascinating.

@Jackaroo.

2 ай бұрын

Many Russian jewels were smuggled out of Russia and sold off following the Russian Revolution of 1917. Turns out having gold and jewels was a bad idea when the Communists wanted everyone impoverished.

@mandytyers4481

Ай бұрын

I would sell it love get the best price for it , and enjoy what you would use the money for and say 🙏 thanks mum ❤ x

@orionxtc1119

Ай бұрын

during and after the Russian revolution, when the monarchy was murdered, so many treasures were looted and brought to the West to be sold for profit

I recall another Faberge brooch found on AR in the early 1990s. A woman was wearing it and Hugh Scully was amusing himself by blowing her bits of (relative) tat off. He said (words to the effect of), "I'm not really interested in that but can you show me the brooch on your scarf". "ooh", the lady responded and continued, "I nearly didn't wear this today" I have a vague recollection of her finding it at a car boot sale. It was beautiful pink shell or coral brooch and when she took it off, Hugh was full of the eagle eye of experience when he spotted the classic Karl Faberge clasp. I seem to recall it being valued at around £10,000 but I may be wrong on this. Regardless, she was a very happy lady and so was Hugh upon discovering the delightful object.

@marksieber4626

2 ай бұрын

It was enameled. Remember that one. Can’t find it on KZread.

@annakeye

2 ай бұрын

@@marksieber4626 Oh, I'm pleased someone else recalls it. Thanks Mark.

It's a peridot, they sparkle dynamically in that particular shade of green!

@myriamickx7969

2 ай бұрын

I thought it was a peridot as well.

@kayekaye251

2 ай бұрын

I think it is too, I love peridot because they always remind me of Spring in a green country, and flowers budding.

@barbarabonnette2705

2 ай бұрын

The color can’t be denied.

@pezlover1974

2 ай бұрын

I was thinking Olivine. Essentially the same thing.

@user-xk3ej6jd5h

2 ай бұрын

No it's nothing like peridot green.

What a sweet lady. 😊

If Geoffrey was reading the Yellow Pages out loud, I would sit & listen

@geraldinekelly8447

2 ай бұрын

😂❤

What a find that is. Not everyone has a Faberge item at home.

@BadgerBoy59

2 ай бұрын

What you on about? I have about 10 Faberge's at home as book ends!

@TomWatsonB1

2 ай бұрын

@@BadgerBoy59 Impressive!

@chickbells

2 ай бұрын

@@BadgerBoy59me too mate. I have ten Faberge eggs. I use them for blind baking my pastries.

@sulla175

2 ай бұрын

​@@chickbells yeah, that one got me, lol

Looks like Peridot. Gorgeous piece!

@johnje4285

5 күн бұрын

I also thought that it was Peridot which I believe is an August birthstone so perhaps the lady's Mother or Grandmother were born in August

So much value of many things is in the name.

@jonaswunderkind4580

2 ай бұрын

BUT what is behind that name is craftsmanship, know-how, history, countless hours of work, labour force etc. Mythos of the name doesn't appear out of the blue, it is earned through sweat and creativity.

Geoffrey Munn is a poet.

@stevegledhill8418

2 ай бұрын

Indeed he is

Wow 🤩 what a beautiful pin! ♥️

What a lovely, very understated object. A real find.

A lovely piece ❤️

So many people do this now. It's like showing a Trailer of the movie's best scenes at the beginning of the movie - it's insane!

"Have you any idea who made this?" While opening the lid with Faberge printed on it 🤦‍♂️

This item was obviously purchased in Russia. The London and Paris Faberge stores had boxes made with the names of those cities.... FYI. Green peridot, diamonds, and yellow guilloche enamel - Peridot is for the month of August. Diamondas are - forever Red is for energy, passion, and danger; Yellow for happiness, hope and spontaneity,; Green for nature, growth, and harmony; Blue for calmness and wisdom.

@annelessick3163

2 ай бұрын

Yes, I thought peridot immediately. Why would he say zircon? But I am no expert

@Dr.Yalex.

2 ай бұрын

@@annelessick3163 lol, because peridot is a Silicate mineral Cibic Zerkonia gemstone, "Peridot Cubic Zirconia" ... The Middle English Dictionary's entry on peridot includes several variations: peridod, peritot, pelidod and pilidod. Peridot is one of the few gemstones that occur in only one color: an olive-green. Translucent olivine is sometimes used as a gemstone called peridot (péridot, the French word for olivine). It is also called chrysolite (or chrysolithe, from the Greek words for gold and stone), though this name is now rarely used in the English language. Some of the finest gem-quality olivine has been obtained from a body of mantle rocks on Zabargad Island in the Red Sea.

@annelessick3163

2 ай бұрын

Thank you ever so much for the details. Do the British use the word zirconia more than peridot? That would explain why he made no mention of peridot. All good.

@Dr.Yalex.

2 ай бұрын

@@annelessick3163 I trully do not know. but look what i found: "Those who are allergic or sensitive to olivine should NOT wear peridot on their body. Peridot is made of the mineral olivine. If you are allergic to this mineral, then don't place peridot on your body. This prevents inflammations, skin irritations, or headaches. Jul 27, 2023" ... tha's a first for me.

@jlang

2 ай бұрын

@@annelessick3163 Peridot is a very specific mineral with a very specific color. It's possible he said zircon, because the definition of zircon is broader, on the off chance it was another type of zircon mineral other than peridot. This is all speculation on my part. :)

Pretty. Mum's been around.

For all those saying it's a low price. The clip is over 20 years old!

Try and buy anything Faberge for £8000 and I’ll show you the secret to life.

It’s worth a heck of a lot more than that

The center stone is a demantoid garnet. The inclusions in the stone are known as horsetail, and the identifying factor. Stone known origin is the Ural mountains in Russia. It actually has a higher refractive value than diamonds. Proud owner of a 2 carat specimen although my fiance in possession of it,lol

Sold!😊

That 8 grand is probably like £30k today with the current inflation haha

I think the appraiser low-balled this item !

@frsgffybkwrmgrl

2 ай бұрын

They're usually conservative on value

Valuable item! please keep it in a safe place.🤭👍

Sold!

I believe an early suitor gave it to her as a token of feeling..but she chose another, so she really did not feel right in wearing it , or fixing it. I know that I ha e kept a Limoges piece given to me in Paris…so…I leave the rest to one’s imagination.

3:46 £8,000 you're welcome

I think it's pretty.

It could do with a good cleaning. 40 pounds in 1903 would be just about 6100 in today's money. So yes it's increased, but not as much as one would expect.

@vanessahinds8320

2 ай бұрын

Right! The dirt was bugging me so much! I would love to see it cleaned and sparkly ❤

@rmuhlberger

2 ай бұрын

Note however that that 8,000 was the estimate made in 2002. That's more like 16,000 today.

@radbabs2000

2 ай бұрын

​@@vanessahinds8320I agree a thorough cleaning is needed and a repair on the pin. A reputable jeweler could do it in no time.

@BlackStump172

2 ай бұрын

Maybe it was made for a child ?

@monkeygraborange

2 ай бұрын

@@BlackStump172 Fabrege was a business, not a servant of the Tsar. They made luxury objects that catered to people with disposable income at every level., not just the useless aristocracy.

Pure class

I went to the Hermitage museum in Russia and they didn’t have a single Faberge egg. I was so disappointed. They must be mostly privately owned.

@frsgffybkwrmgrl

2 ай бұрын

There is a Faberge museum now. Consisting of the former Forbes collection. That DOES have eggs.

@frsgffybkwrmgrl

2 ай бұрын

If they kept any they might be in the Diamond Fund.

That’s a very large alexandrite in the brooch (not a yellow-green natural zircon). Itself, the stone only, would easily fetch $90,000 retail. Alexandrites that large are all but impossible to find. From a stone cutter to the nice lady, do not sell this brooch until you get that stone tested.

@kmbarnett1200

8 күн бұрын

Exactly! That's what mine does

16,759.20 New Zealand Dollars ish

An early episode of the American TV series "Pawn Stars" also features a brooch which was recognized as being made by Faberge. The owner had originally wanted $200 for the brooch but then raised the price to $400 when she heard of the maker. The pawnbroker replied, "I'd love to pay you $400 but I could never live with myself - I'll pay you $14,000.".

She didn’t even think to translate it🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️ I live 1 hour away from Odessa❤

8 thousand? A trifle for Fabrege collectors.

@WoodlandDance

2 ай бұрын

True. However, this episode was taped in 2003.

I actually think the stone us a Russian demantoid garnet....they're green and were used by Karl Faberge.

8K, that's what you would pay to get a burial funeral plan in the UK today (2024)

...but it was a fancy green diamond...

@paolaristori6179

2 ай бұрын

No it is a peridot

Damn now grandparents won’t give their stuffs out anymore

Emerald by day ruby by night. I will not be surprised if that after analysis turns out as Russian Alexandrite.

Les bijoux anciens ont beaucoup de gens amateurs 3:49 3:51

10,000 U.S. dollars

I think her mum had an affair and this was given as a subtle love token. It could be worn discretely and could be passed off as an inexpensive brooch.

@juliansydney9819

2 ай бұрын

Andor someone said this about YOUR mum?

@dinahkruppa913

2 ай бұрын

What an awful thing to say without any proof.

@ThriftyCHNR

2 ай бұрын

any proof? or is it a fantasy of yours?

Does the host really rub the satin with his finger? With such treatment, the box won’t be in great condition very long.

@stevencramsie9172

2 ай бұрын

I’m pretty sure his hands were clean, and he’s very aware of what he could do and not damage the material.

@skp7577

2 ай бұрын

He’s not a host, he is Geoffrey Munn, a renowned jewellery expert, historian and writer.

AT A FLEA MARKET ,you have $14,000. Have you bumped your head!!! Not even at the FABULOUS MARTHA STEWART TAG SALE !!!!

😅😅

Possibly looted during war. It happened.

@0:58 there’s a little hair!!!!

Brooch or broche...

@juliansydney9819

2 ай бұрын

Brooch

@xmj6830

2 ай бұрын

@@juliansydney9819It's a french word therefore it's broche...but british like to be contradictory!

@frsgffybkwrmgrl

2 ай бұрын

​@@xmj6830so do Americans!

Would sell for $3000 in auction today

I am sure your mother would have wanted you to keep in the family

That is not zirkon that is peridot

@alquinn8576

4 күн бұрын

how can u tell? lots of things can look like that; it could also be in the garnet group. I assume expert knows what Faberge tended to work with

Been there. Unless you receive a professional appraisal IN WRITING, this is simple entertainment. I wonder what an insurance appraiser would value this at?

Maybe somebody’s birthday was August?

Each to their own of course but I’m not keen on the colour of the jewel - it looks like a washed out emerald. I wouldn’t sniff at the £8k though, and today it would be even more.

It looks like Russian Alexandrite.

Imagine not believing your daughter when you don't even have the wherewithal to simply look up what something means in Cyrillic

@catofthecastle1681

2 ай бұрын

Wasn’t that easy before Google was started!

@grahamscott1547

2 ай бұрын

Yeah imagine…

@chuckart2006

2 ай бұрын

Okay....okay...

Not a zircon! Take it to someone who knows what they're doing!!

@Sylvael2002

2 ай бұрын

So what is it? You're comfortable enough to say what it isn't but don't say what it is? If you're qualified, let us know, otherwise what's the point!

@umberto7641

2 ай бұрын

@@Sylvael2002I would personally venture that this is a peridot. “Green Zircon” surprised me as well, but I would not express it in the same way @idellbrown1825 did. I genuinely think he said “green zircon” to convey an idea, since not everyone knows what a “peridot” (olivine) might be.

@MIMI-od7xg

2 ай бұрын

Demantoid garnet!

@simmiesim321

2 ай бұрын

Says the you tube expert 🥱🥱🥱🥱🤡

@amazingabby25

2 ай бұрын

@@simmiesim321you never whose on the other side

So it is just so expensive now because of the name as the stones are worthless?

@frsgffybkwrmgrl

2 ай бұрын

Faberge was known for its craftsmanship and design

@HelenaRG71

2 ай бұрын

@@frsgffybkwrmgrl and then using cheap stones?

@frsgffybkwrmgrl

2 ай бұрын

@@HelenaRG71 they didn't always use rubies, diamonds, and so forth. It depended on the effect they wanted.

Has this woman no curiosity at all?😅 You’d think she would have at least gently cleaned it.

@gailwebb9619

2 ай бұрын

Why would she do that prior to taking it to the road show? If she wasn’t sure about it then she shouldn’t try to clean it and damage it.

@32446

2 ай бұрын

Has this woman no manners at all? You’re rude.

i doubt that's a zircon. more likely a demantoid garnet

2 to 3 thousands pounds im guessing crap 8 thousands pounds

He should calm down...😖😖😖

It’s not been cleaned they need to test the stone I don’t think it’s a green zurconi

Not really exciting except for the name

The broach looks like a Chinese fake alot of them going around these days

@eewilson9835

2 ай бұрын

correct its a little boys tie tac, tic tac they were called, on account of them being so small.

I am absolutely shocked by the lack of diversity! Clearly, the BBC can, and must, do better.. You could use CGI to make this more diverse!!

@vermont741

2 ай бұрын

😂😅 lol

@--ag

2 ай бұрын

It’s the UKs BBC, let’em be. I don’t need to see me on The Antiques Roadshow.

@TomWatsonB1

2 ай бұрын

Funny.

@frsgffybkwrmgrl

2 ай бұрын

What does that even mean?

She can get her teeth fixed

@faithlesshound5621

2 ай бұрын

Only Americans would do that. The British don't share their culture of life-long body mutilation.

The guy was rambling on blah blah blah. 🙄 But then she says "Im a bit weak at the knees"...um HOW? She's sitting down. 🤦🏻‍♂️ Geez the BBC version is so boring compared to the US show.

@jlang

2 ай бұрын

I suppose you're from America then? The subtleties and calmness of this show is one of the main reasons people watch it. :)

@Kazza_8240

6 күн бұрын

​@@jlangthis and David Attenburgh documentaries were the original ASMR before that concept was even a thing 👊🏻