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Russian jeweller Peter Carl Fabergé - best known for creating the famous Fabergé eggs - has had the 166th anniversary of his birth celebrated with a Google doodle. | Russian jeweller Peter Carl Fabergé - best known for creating the famous Fabergé eggs - has had the 166th anniversary of his birth celebrated with a Google doodle. |
The search engine has turned its homepage emblem into a set of six gold eggs decorated in diamonds, precious metals and gemstones in tribute to the designer. | The search engine has turned its homepage emblem into a set of six gold eggs decorated in diamonds, precious metals and gemstones in tribute to the designer. |
Fabergé was born in Saint Petersburg, Russia on May 30, 1846 to the Baltic German jeweller Gustav Fabergé and his Danish wife Charlotte Jungstedt. | Fabergé was born in Saint Petersburg, Russia on May 30, 1846 to the Baltic German jeweller Gustav Fabergé and his Danish wife Charlotte Jungstedt. |
His father was an established jeweller, dealing in fine decorative objects, which his son continued after inheriting the family business in 1870. | His father was an established jeweller, dealing in fine decorative objects, which his son continued after inheriting the family business in 1870. |
Fabergé quickly developed a reputation for producing exquisite jewelled objects including the Easter egg designs which made him world famous. | Fabergé quickly developed a reputation for producing exquisite jewelled objects including the Easter egg designs which made him world famous. |
In 1882 at the Pan-Russian Exhibition in Moscow, Fabergé won the gold medal. He was appointed as the court jeweller of the Romanov dynasty in 1885. | In 1882 at the Pan-Russian Exhibition in Moscow, Fabergé won the gold medal. He was appointed as the court jeweller of the Romanov dynasty in 1885. |
He died on September 24, 1920 at the age of 74. | He died on September 24, 1920 at the age of 74. |
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Russian jeweller famous for exquisite jewelled objects, including the Easter eggs that made him famous worldwide | Russian jeweller famous for exquisite jewelled objects, including the Easter eggs that made him famous worldwide |
Russian jeweller Peter Carl Fabergé - best known for creating the famous Fabergé eggs - has had the 166th anniversary of his birth celebrated with a Google doodle. | Russian jeweller Peter Carl Fabergé - best known for creating the famous Fabergé eggs - has had the 166th anniversary of his birth celebrated with a Google doodle. |
The search engine has turned its homepage emblem into a set of six gold eggs decorated in diamonds, precious metals and gemstones in tribute to the designer. | The search engine has turned its homepage emblem into a set of six gold eggs decorated in diamonds, precious metals and gemstones in tribute to the designer. |
Fabergé was born in Saint Petersburg, Russia on May 30, 1846 to the Baltic German jeweller Gustav Fabergé and his Danish wife Charlotte Jungstedt. | Fabergé was born in Saint Petersburg, Russia on May 30, 1846 to the Baltic German jeweller Gustav Fabergé and his Danish wife Charlotte Jungstedt. |
His father was an established jeweller, dealing in fine decorative objects, which his son continued after inheriting the family business in 1870. | His father was an established jeweller, dealing in fine decorative objects, which his son continued after inheriting the family business in 1870. |
Fabergé quickly developed a reputation for producing exquisite jewelled objects including the Easter egg designs which made him world famous. | Fabergé quickly developed a reputation for producing exquisite jewelled objects including the Easter egg designs which made him world famous. |
In 1882 at the Pan-Russian Exhibition in Moscow, Fabergé won the gold medal. He was appointed as the court jeweller of the Romanov dynasty in 1885. | In 1882 at the Pan-Russian Exhibition in Moscow, Fabergé won the gold medal. He was appointed as the court jeweller of the Romanov dynasty in 1885. |
He died on September 24, 1920 at the age of 74. | He died on September 24, 1920 at the age of 74. |