The second largest collection of Faberge eggs, that had been in the possession of the family of Malcolm Forbes, the famous American media magnate, comprising nine unique Easter eggs created by Carl Faberge for the last two Russian emperors, and around 180 other Faberge objects, that cost $100 million, was purchased by Russian businessman Viktor Vekselberg, just before the auction at Sotheby’s began, in February 2004.
The collection is now on display at the Faberge Museum, located in central Saint Petersburg, opened to the public on 19 November 2013 at the restored Shuvalov Palace. It is a privately owned museum, established by Viktor Vekselberg and his Link of Times foundation in order to repatriate lost cultural valuables to Russia, making them available to all its residents.
Over a ten-year period the Link of Times Foundation tracked masterpieces of Russian jewelry art all over the world and eventually managed to put together an unrivaled collection. The Faberge Museum holds the world's largest collection of Carl Faberge masterpieces, with over 1,000 objects, including jewelry and accessories, silverware and decorative objects for interiors.
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