Decorative Storage Furniture – ‘F’

Decorative storage furniture

When making this decorative storage furniture with the strange and short title “F” I was inspired by the precious artwork of Carl Fabergé (1846-1920). So the F stands for Fabergé and with the punctuation marks I want to indicate that I know that there is a world of difference between his sublime work and my “F”.

As many people, I was familiar with  the world famous Easter Eggs that were commissioned to the House of Fabergé by the tsars Alexander III and Nicolas II of the Romanov dynasty.  But only of photos.

In 2005 I visited an exposition in Brussels (Belgium) showing 14 pieces of the Easter Eggs and many other items like animal sculptures, cigarette cases, flowers, picture frames etc. It was an overwhelming experience because of the artistry, the craftsmanship, the details, the colors and precious materials.

 And then the process of translating these impressions into my own work started.

Resulting in a yellow bowl, a white small box, a blue floor standing box and this pink small storage furniture. All 4 covered with a checked pattern made with yellow gold leaf and small crystal beads.

Works from the House of Fabergé with checked pattern

                 vial with rose trellis lid - Nicolas 2 nephrite box - cross of St. George Egg

Metallic paint, gold leaf and crystal beads

For this decorative storage furniture “F” I choose a vibrant pink color combined with sea green.

The sea green paint I applied is meant for painting on iron, but I used it on wood because it has a specific structure that reminds me of enamel.

The whole object is covered with 22 carat gold leaf and counts over 300 crystal beads. All fastened with a pin.

This furniture has, attached together, a box with hinged lid on top, a cupboard in the middle with a lock and a glass plate, and a drawer at the bottom, It stands on cabinet legs with wheels.

Like the Tsarina was surprised after opening the Easter Egg of Fabergé I hope you also will be surprised after opening the lid of the box or the door of the cupboard.

decorative storage furniture :
Width : 36 cm
Height : 106 cm
Depth : 27 cm

Pine wood
Glass plate
2 green stones
Gold leaf
Crystal beads
Pins
Cabinet legs on brass wheels