R. Doug Wicker — Author

Fabergé Museum, St. Petersburg

Also on tap for your viewing and photographic pleasure at the Fabergé Museum are religious icons:

Fabergé Museum, St. Petersburg

Fabergé Museum, St. Petersburg

But, let’s face it . . . it’s Carl Fabergé’s work that brings in the crowds:

Fabergé Museum, St. Petersburg

Fabergé Museum, St. Petersburg

Fabergé Museum, St. Petersburg

Fabergé Museum, St. Petersburg

Fabergé Museum, St. Petersburg

Fabergé Museum, St. Petersburg

I won’t bore you with tales of Peter Carl Fabergé and his connections to the the family of Tsar Nicholas II, because we’ve all heard of the famed Fabergé Eggs. I’ll just leave it that eggs were not the only ‘toys’ supplied by Carl Fabergé to the Romanov family. He also made very intricate replicas of coaches, royal litters, and other items. Examples of these, as well as non-Fabergé items such as intricate royal plates and ceramics are available to view at an incredible museum in St. Petersburg.

Fabergé Museum, St. Petersburg

When you travel to St. Petersburg, you really won’t want to skip the Fabergé Museum. It’s that impressive:

Fabergé Museum, St. Petersburg

Fabergé Museum, St. Petersburg

Fabergé Museum, St. Petersburg

Fabergé Museum, St. Petersburg

Fabergé Museum, St. Petersburg

Fabergé Museum, St. Petersburg