Objets d’art IN INTERIOR DESIGN - Objets de vertu IN LUXURIOUS INTERIORS

 

Moscow Kremlin Fabergé  Egg
Wikimedia Commons (Stan Shebs, 2005)

Objets d’art, a French term, literally means “works of art”, and refers to small, non-utilitarian decorative art items. In its more valuable, rare or collectors’ version, the term becomes Objets de vertu.

Examples of objets d’art are gold boxes, small clocks, statuettes, hardstone or ivory carvings, metalwork items (with or without enamel), non-utilitarian porcelain and glass, and similar items. Objets de vertu are objects of virtue at a higher or more refined standard and executed in richer materials. Examples of objets de vertu are the Fabergé eggs, objects of the Ming dynasty or later imperial China, and the like.

Peter Carl Fabergé (1846-1920), a Russian jeweler, is associated with his now famous eggs, in the style of Easter eggs, executed in precious metals and gemstones. The Imperial Coronation Egg is one of the most iconic of all the Fabergé eggs. The house of Fabergé created objects of superb aesthetics and craftsmanship, and the Imperial Easter Eggs were no exception; as a testimony, their articles are exhibited in museums, as in the Fabergé Museum in Saint Petersburg, Russia.  

FOR LUXURIOUS INTERIORS

Are these little decorative items, or miniature artwork, still relevant in interior design, where straight forward simplicity of expression seems to rule? The answer is yes; in classic or eclectic applications. At any case, these decorative items, give a personal touch to a more formal or austere space and an owner may be emotionally attached to them; being an acquisition from an auction, or a rare buy from a far-away trip. Objets d’art, and especially Objets de vertu preferred by the wealthy, will always have a role in luxurious homes and opulent interiors. After all, the upper class, will always wish to differentiate its lifestyle, through expensive or prized decorative items.

Imperial Coronation Fabergé Egg
Wikimedia Commons (Miguel Hermoso Cuesta, 2011) -

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