Faberge in Ukraine

22nd April 2026

The House of Faberge’s rise from a modest jewellery concern to gaining international acclaim through their displays in Paris meant that by 1900 expansion took Faberge to Kyiv and Odessa. The beauty and grandeur of the Ukrainian aristocratic estates attracted prominent families to the Crimean Peninsula and provided a ready market for his creations.

Cynthia Coleman Sparkes

Cynthia Coleman Sparkes is an established Russian works of art specialist.

Her upbringing periodically spent in Moscow fed her interest in Russian art at Smith College (BA) and later at the Bard Graduate Centre (MA). After running the Russian Department at Christie’s New York, she worked for the Hillwood Museum in Washington DC, The Alexander Palace in St. Petersburg and Chubb Insurance in London as a Senior Appraiser increasing her all round general knowledge of Art and Antiques. In this role, Cynthia advised HNW clients internationally on home insurance,co-launching the Fine Art Advisory Service for collectors of fine art and other valuables.