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The Genius of Carl Faberge

Episode One

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC WORLD NEWS EuropeLatest broadcast: on BBC WORLD NEWS North America

Stephen Smith explores the extraordinary life and work of the virtuoso jeweller Carl Faberge. The bejewelled trinkets Faberge made for the last tsars of Russia in the twilight of their rule have become some of the most sought-after treasures in the world, sometimes worth millions. Smith also talks to Russian billionaire Viktor Vekselberg, who spent $100 million acquiring nine exquisite Faberge eggs. Show less

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