Faberge Forbes Collection by Christopher Forbes SIGNED x 2 Limited Edition

Signed twice by Christopher Forbes (laid in brochure of Forbes Signing - April, 7, 2000). Limited Edition (only 3,500 published). 26 tipped in color plates. Silver edging to outside edges. 120 pieces of the Forbes Faberge Collection are pictured. Approximate Size: 11" x 14". Please see pictures for more information and detail. Book is only in good to very good condition. There is fading on front and back boards. There are minor marks and scuffing on boards. The corners have very minor bumping.

The bottom right bumping carried over to the bottom of interior pages lightly. There are minor indentations on back board. He book is very tight and there are. The issues are reflected in the price of this book.

Please check internet for price and condition comparisons. Always interested in art and collecting, he worked with his father Malcolm Forbes restoring the Château de Balleroy in Normandy, France, and Old Battersea House in London, England. Forbes has written numerous books and catalogues about art and collecting, including Fabergé: The Forbes Collection, co-authored with Robyn Tromeur and published by Hugh Lauter Levin. On December 5, 1985, Kip Forbes paid the highest price ever recorded for a single bottle of wine. Hardy Rodenstock (Meinhard Görke) put one of the'recently discovered' Th.

The bottles had been found in a walled-up old cellar, and were engraved with vintage years from the late eighteenth century. This had in itself been an interesting find for a collector of old wines, but the bottles also were engraved with the initials, Th. , which was taken as an indication that they had belonged to Thomas Jefferson. Jefferson was an active oenophile and wine collector, who spent much time in France during the 1780s and whose interest in wine is well documented.

Please feel free to contact me with any questions you might have. I will be glad to take additional pictures. Boxed and packaged VERY carefully! This item is in the category "Books & Magazines\Antiquarian & Collectible". The seller is "sasha4519" and is located in this country: US.

This item can be shipped to United States.

• Special Attributes: SIGNED BY CHRISTOPHER FORBES TWICE, EDITION LIMITED TO 3,500 COPIES

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