Russian Works of Art, Fabergé and Icons
Russian Works of Art, Fabergé and Icons
Property of an Important Private Collector, England
A large silver galleried tray, Rivage, St Petersburg, circa 1885
Auction Closed
December 2, 04:59 PM GMT
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property of an Important Private Collector, England
A large silver galleried tray, Rivage, St Petersburg, circa 1885
in oriental style, finely chased with protruding male and female masks in high relief within an ornamental geometric cartouche, the scrolled handle with ivory insulators, gilt interior, engraved on the underside Charlottenhof 1923, struck on the underside with maker's mark beneath the Imperial warrant and underneath the lid with maker's initials, 84 standard
length with handles 56cm, 22in.
Acquired from A La Vieille Russie, New York in 1958, as a gift for the Silver (25th) Wedding Anniversary of the present owner's parents
Rivage was a famous silver firm manufacturing and trading silverware in St Petersburg, mentioned in 1885.