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a set of fabergé silver flatware, moscow, circa 1910
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
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Description
comprising: eighteen Table Forks, eighteen Table Spoons, eighteen Table Knives fitted with steel blades, eighteen Dessert Forks, eighteen Dessert Spoons, seventeen Dessert Knives, eighteen Teaspoons, sixteen Coffee Spoons, a two-piece Salad Set, Cake Slice, Fish Slice, Soup Ladle, Serving Knife, Serving Fork, Sardine Fork, Caviar Scoop, and Butter Knife, all handles decorated in a Louis XIV style and monogrammed, marked K. Fabergé in Cyrillic with Imperial warrant or with Cyrillic initials K.F. and 84 standard, in later box
Provenance
Purchased by the current owner's family in Europe in the 1920s
Literature
This pattern appeared in the firm's 1893 and 1899 catalogues. The relevant pages from the 1893 catalogue are reproduced in Géza von Habsburg, Fabergé: An Imperial Craftsman and His World, London, 2000, p. 402 and the facsimile edition of the 1899 Preiskurant izdelii Moskovskogo otdeleniia firmy Faberzhe, Moscow, undated, pp. 59-60 and 65-66.
Condition
overall good 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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE 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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.