Discover masterful examples of the diverse styles pervading European and Russian objects of vertu across three centuries.

Sale Highlights 

Discover works from an exquisite private collection of Vertu including a rare ‘Steinkabinett’ by renowned lapidarist and goldsmith, Johann Christian Neuber.

Discover works from an exquisite private collection of Vertu.

An Important American Family Collection

It is an honour to present two Fabergé frames formerly in the collection of the Imperial Russian family, coming to sale from an Important Gold Boxes and Vertu from a Private Family Collection.

It is an honour to present two frames, formerly in the collection of the Imperial Russian family.

Worthy of an Empress

Elegantly executed and curated, the sale is highlighted by a private collection of Fabergé and Vertu that has remained treasured in the same family for years.

Important Gold Boxes and Vertu from a Private Family Collection

Discover the magic of Geneva’s craftsmen through these marvels of creation from the early 19th century.

Automaton Marvels

Head of Department | Vertu

Alexandra Starp

Associate Specialist | Russian Works of Art

Department Assistant | Decorative Arts and Russian Works of Art

Sinead Rampersad

Pre-Sale Coordinator | Objets of Virtu

Kristy Soo

Associate

Adam Heald

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Led by stand-out pieces of Vertu and Fabergé from private family collections including a magnificent ‘Steinkabinett’ from Dresden court jeweller Johann Christian Neuber and two rare Fabergé frames with imperial provenance, this sale also includes a fanciful selection of automaton snuff boxes from Geneva, including an early diamond-set temple box and a singing bird box by Jaquet-Droz &amp; Leschot. The sale hosts an array of enamelled, jewelled and lapidary works which epitomise the highest quality production of their time and showcase the oeuvres of the most important masters of the era.

Gold Boxes & Fabergé