An impressive Fabergé silver jardinière, Moscow, 1899-1908

of heavy weight and in the Neo-Rococo taste, pierced with scrolls and trellis, engraved on each side with a mailed arm holding a sword emerging from a cloud, with plated liner, struck K. Fabergé in Cyrillic with Imperial warrant, 91 standard

Sotheby's Geneva, 17-18 November 1997, lot 308, illustrated

impressive weight and fine detailing
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For a nearly identical silver centerpiece made for the same family, see "The Collection of Patricia Kluge," Sotheby's (Charlottesville, VA), 8-9 June 2010, lot 196, illustrated