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A Fabergé Imperial presentation silver and guilloché enamel beaker, workmaster Anders (Antti) Nevalainen, St. Petersburg, 1904-1908
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- silver, enamel
- height 1 7/8 in. (5 cm)
tapering cylindrical with flared lip, enameled in translucent hunter green over a wavy engine-turned ground, struck with workmaster's initials, Fabergé in Cyrillic with Imperial warrant, 88 standard, scratched inventory number 16446
Provenance
Sotheby's Geneva, 14 May 1987, lot 417, illustrated.
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.
Catalogue Note
According to records held in the archives of the Imperial Cabinet, this beaker was among items selected for gifts during Nicholas II's meeting with King Edward VII in Reval in June 1908. We are grateful to Svetlana Chestnykh for assistance in cataloguing this lot.