Lot 123
  • 123

Kovsh en argent par Fabergé, artisan Alexander Wäkeva, Saint-Petersbourg, vendu à Moscou, 1899-1908

Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 EUR
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Description

  • Kovsh en argent par Fabergé, artisan Alexander Wäkeva, Saint-Petersbourg, vendu à Moscou, 1899-1908
  • Long. 20,6 cm, 260 gr. ; 8 in, 8oz 6dwt
  • 9oz 16dwt ; 8 1/8 in long
le corps orné de rinceaux en repoussé, l'anse formée d'une fleur de lys, gravé du numéro d'inventaire 14019



the body cast with raised scrolling strapwork and coin moulding, ogee-form handle

Condition

Very good, crisp condition. There are minor surface scratches consistent with age. The roundel at the centre of the handle may have had a medallion previously applied, or may have been previously engraved. struck with workmaster's initials and K Fabergé beneath the Imperial Warrant, 88 standard, scratched inventory number 14019
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