A Fabergé jewelled and silver-gilt mounted glass kovsh, Moscow, 1899-1908

the handle formed as the neck of an elegant swan with spread wings, the beaded rim mount set with polychrome cabochons, the prow with a moonstone finial, later glass bowl, marked K. Fabergé beneath the Imperial Warrant and KF, 84 standard

Overall, very good restored condition. The glass base is recent; it is well-executed but with two barely perceptible interior bubbles. Much of the gilding of the mount has worn, and there is one small nick to the silver at the edge.
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For a similar example, see Sotheby's New York, 14 June 1989, lot 387, also illustrated, G. von Habsburg, Fabergé: Imperial Craftsman and His World, London, 2000, no. 127, p.96 .