Fabergé Cossack Figures Created from Russian Gemstones ...
Between 1908 and 1916, the workshops of the Russian court jeweler Carl Fabergé created approximately 50 hardstone figures representing the Russian people, including peasants, merchants, noblemen, and soldiers. Made from gems and precious metals, they are as rare as the wellknown Imperial Easter eggs. The last Romanov emperor, Nicholas II, owned 21 of these .