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A Fabergé silver-gilt and enamel vodka cup, workmaster Alexander Petrov, St Petersburg, 1899-1908
Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 GBP
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Description
- height: 4.5cm, 1 3/4 in
cylindrical, the sides enamelled in translucent salmon pink over wavy engine-turning below a plain band, the base with green plique-à-jour leaf, in original Fabergé fitted case, struck with workmaster's initials and Fabergé in Cyrillic, scratched inventory number 11457, 88 standard
Provenance
Empress Maria Feodorovna
Sotheby's New York, 10 June 1992, lot 288
Condition
Excellent condition.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
Interestingly, a green-enamelled example of the same form by Fabergé workmaster Andrei Gorianov, but without the plique-à-jour base, is scratched with the next consecutive inventory number, 11458. See Christie's Geneva, 15 May 1985, lot 410. For a similar vodka cup by Petrov, the rim enamelled with leaves, see Christie's Geneva, 11 May 1988, lot 151.