Russian Works of Art
Russian Works of Art
Property from a Private Collection, London
A RARE FABERGÉ SILVER-MOUNTED NEPHRITE BEAKER, WORKMASTER HENRIK WIGSTRÖM, ST PETERSBURG, 1914-1915
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June 17, 02:12 PM GMT
Estimate
15,000 - 25,000 GBP
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Property from a Private Collection, London
A RARE FABERGÉ SILVER-MOUNTED NEPHRITE BEAKER, WORKMASTER HENRIK WIGSTRÖM, ST PETERSBURG, 1914-1915
the carved nephrite cup set with two silver medallions on opposite sides, one with the Imperial eagle, the other inscribed 'War 1914-1915 K. Fabergé' in Cyrillic, struck with workmaster's initials, 84 standard
height 10.3cm, 4in.
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Acquired from Wartski, London, in 1983
A comparable cup, of slightly smaller size was formerly in the Forbes Magazine Collection, see G. von Habsburg, Fabergé in America, New York, 1996, no. 288, page 268. A further example was sold Sotheby's New York, 8 April 2014, lot 53.