Russian Works of Art, Fabergé and Icons
Russian Works of Art, Fabergé and Icons
A Fabergé bowenite model of a mystic ape, St Petersburg, circa 1900
Auction Closed
November 30, 06:31 PM GMT
Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 GBP
Lot Details
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A Fabergé bowenite model of a mystic ape, St Petersburg, circa 1900
Round, modelled as a monkey covering its eyes and mouth with its hands and its ears with its feet to represent the maxim 'see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil', modelled after a Japanese ivory netsuke by the master Kaigyokusai Masatsugu (1811-1892)
height 3cm; 1¼in.
Exhibition catalogue, Wilmington, Fabergé: Imperial Craftsman and his World, 2000, p. 305, illustrated
Exhibition catalogue, Wartski, Japonisme: From Falize to Fabergé, 2011, p. 109 listed, p. 97 illustrated
Exhibition catalogue, Wartski, Japonisme: From Falize to Fabergé, 2011, p. 109 listed, p. 97 illustrated