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A Fabergé Gold-Mounted Bowenite Small Cup, Workmaster Michael Perchin, St. Petersburg, circa 1890
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
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Description
- marked with workmaster's initials, Fabergé in Cyrillic, and 56 standard. Also with scratched inventory number 46336
- bowenite, gold
- Height 1 3/4 in.
- 4.5 cm
in the Rococo taste, the carved cylindrical bowenite cup mounted à cage with a series of floral swags hanging from finely chased scrolls, the handle similarly made of up a number of shell scrolls and a ridged thumbpiece
Provenance
According to research by Tatiana Fabergé, Emperor Alexander III purchased this bowenite cup on July 31, 1893. We are grateful for her assistance in cataloging this lot.
Literature
For a bowenite beaker with very similar Rococo style gold mounts by Michael Perchin, see Géza von Hapsburg and Marina Lopato, Fabergé: Imperial Jeweler, London, 1993, p. 357, no. 251.
Condition
bowenite cracked; otherwise in 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.