#Exhibit of the Month

In the dazzling world of precious stones and noble metals, certain jewelers stand out, mastering the art of harmonizing understated elegance with absolute refinement, genius with design, and sophistication with eternal, unforgettable splendor.
The name Fabergé, emblematic of originality and synonymous with the creations of a legendary house, has left an indelible mark on the history of jewelry and decorative arts. Renowned for uniting jewelry, artistic design, and utility into objets de luxe and objets de fantaisie, Fabergé's creations have always captivated with their exquisite craftsmanship. Fashioned from gold, silver, enamel, and precious stones, the pieces produced in Fabergé's workshops testify to exceptional virtuosity, marked by meticulous attention to detail and perfect material harmony. Even works inspired by earlier stylistic vocabularies bear the unmistakable mark of originality.

The National Museum of History of Moldova treasures a spectacular ladle, crafted in Fabergé's workshops in the late 19th century.
The Fabergé ladle is a curious blend of the "Russian style" and the "modern style." Made of solid silver, it features a circular, gold-plated bowl. Its raised, stylized handle (hook-shaped) is adorned with vegetal motifs, triple rings, and silver pearls. The rim is embellished with a wide band composed of rectangular medallions, decorated with spiral loops and stylized scales arranged alternately. The bowl is supported by four hemispherical feet. At the center, engraved inscriptions read: Eugenie von Platonow/St. Petersburg and ТОРГОВЫЙ ДОМЪ „АЛЕКСАНДРЪ"/1863/15/10/1913.
Research suggests that this ladle was commissioned by Alexander Trauberg, a first-guild merchant and owner of the "АЛЕКСАНДРЪ" Trading House located at Nevsky Boulevard 11, St. Petersburg. It was likely created to mark the 50th anniversary of his business in 1913.
The hallmark stamped on the base-Fabergé's K. ФАБЕРЖЕ logo surmounted by the Russian Empire's coat of arms, alongside the female profile in a kokoshnik within an oval frame, accompanied by the Greek letter Δ (delta) and the silver purity standard "88"-confirms that the piece was produced by Fabergé's Moscow branch.
The hypnotic charm of Fabergé's creations defined the aesthetic ideals of an era, embodying exuberance and refinement, crafted by a jeweler to kings and a king among jewelers.

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Exhibitions

„History of a coin”

January 30 – September 8, 2014

The exhibition History of a coin (monetary circulation in Moldova from oldest times until the present), organized by the National Museum of History of Moldova and the Club of Collectors from Chișinău municipality, is a novel exhibition with a special design that will introduce the public into a miraculous and captivating world of numismatics.

The coin is a valuable object by its nature. The inner value of coins had determined humans to collect and hide them in secured places in order to use them for specific needs. Those once hidden coins and forgotten by former owners represent treasures found afterwards.

A special interest are the pictures and various symbols conserved on the coin surface, some very beautiful and made very well. The coins represent also important evidence for the study of some historic events and phenomena. Their discovery in certain geographic areas, both isolated and in treasuries, offers important data regarding monetary circulation from that given space, also offers data regarding the economy of the period the coin was issued or amassed, gives information regarding the circulation of goods in that region and functioning of certain commercial roads.

Owing to these qualities, the coin was and remains an object desired to be accumulated and preserved in different collections, both private and public.

In the exhibition will be displayed isolated coins and monetary treasuries with adornment objects discovered on the territory of Republic of Moldova in different historic periods which are kept in the collections of the National Museum of History of Moldova and in private collections from Republic of Moldova.

The exhibition is structured in seven compartments reflecting the stages of monetary circulation in Moldova.

Monetary circulation in the Ancient period (5^th c. BC - 5^th c. AD)
Early medieval period (6^th c. - end of 14^th c.)
Monetary circulation in Principality of Moldova from foundation until the middle of 16^th c.
Principality of Moldova under Ottoman suzerainty
The period of Russian-Turkish wars. Moldova in the Russian Empire
Monetary circulation in the period 1918-1991
National Coin of Republic of Moldova

Most of the objects present in the showcases of the exhibition are novel and will be exhibited for the first time to the large public.