#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

"Polish-Romanian military relations in the interwar period"

May 27 - May 31, 2021

National Museum of History of Moldova, Polish Institute in Bucharest, Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Chisinau invite you to the opening of the temporary open-air exhibition "Polish-Romanian military relations in the interwar period".

In 2021 we celebrate one hundred years since the end of Polish-Romanian military relations. On March 3, 1921, in Bucharest, representatives of Poland and Romania signed the "Convention of Defensive Alliance between the Republic of Poland and the Kingdom of Romania" together with a secret military convention. This date is the cornerstone of modern military relations between the two countries. On this occasion, the Polish Institute in Bucharest prepared the exhibition "Polish-Romanian military relations in the interwar period", which now reached Chisinau.

The exhibition consists of 13 panels, which show chronologically the mutual relations between the two countries, which in the interwar period were linked not only by the common border but also by the strategic defensive alliance that provides mutual support in case of aggression by the Soviet Union ( formerly Soviet Russia).
Numerous meetings and personal relationships of Marshal Józef Piłsudski with King Ferdinand and the royal family prove the geopolitical and strategic dimension of the mutual relations in the interwar period.

We invite you to the opening of the exhibition that will take place on Tuesday, April 27, 2021, at 13:00, at the entrance of the National Museum of History of Moldova (31 August 1989 Street, 121 A).

The open-air exhibition (on the museum fence) can be viewed until May 31, 2021.