Russian Works of Art, Fabergé & Icons
Russian Works of Art, Fabergé & Icons
A gold and nephrite paste pot, St Petersburg, late 19th century
Auction Closed
June 4, 04:28 PM GMT
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
A gold and nephrite paste pot, St Petersburg, late 19th century
carved as a tomato or pumpkin, the gold handle of the brush imitating the top leaves, struck with an unknown maker's mark I.Ö, 56 standard
height with brush 6cm, 2¼in.
For a similar example please see: H. Hawley, Fabergé and His Contemporaries: The India Early Minshall Collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, 1967, cat. 39, pp. 80-81.