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A Fabergé silver-gilt and cloisonné enamel charka, workmaster Feodor Rückert, Moscow, circa 1908
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
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Description
- Silver, enamel
- height including handle: 5.8cm, 2 1/4 in.
the flared bowl with scooped rim and pierced shaped handle, enamelled overall with subtly-shaded polychrome stylised flowers and geometric motifs on pale peach, blue and olive grounds, the interior base engraved '2-VII-1907', struck K.Fabergé in Cyrillic beneath the Imperial Warrant, overstriking workmaster's initials, 91 standard, scratched inventory number 21574
Provenance
A gift to Gladys Mary McNabb from her husband Thomas McNabb of the McNabb Rougier shipping firm, based in Odessa, on the occasion of their first wedding anniversary in 1908, the object inscribed with the date of their wedding the previous year.
Thence by descent to the present owner.
Condition
A small number of tiny enamel losses, some wear to gilding, otherwise in 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
Stylistically, the present lot relates closely to the large bratina which sold, Sotheby's London, 26 November 2008, lot 207, and the bratina, formerly in the collection of the Countess de Torby (1868-1927), morganatic wife of Grand Duke Michael Mikhailovich, illustrated, G. von Habsburg, Fabergé Hofjuwelier de Zaren, 1986, no. 83, p. 134.