Russian Works of Art, Fabergé and Icons
Russian Works of Art, Fabergé and Icons
A Fabergé jewelled gold-mounted bowenite model of a frog, St Petersburg, circa 1900
Auction Closed
November 30, 06:31 PM GMT
Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
A Fabergé jewelled gold-mounted bowenite model of a frog, St Petersburg, circa 1900
modelled as a frog doing a hand-stand with its rear feet held together, its eyes set with cabochon rubies, its mouth mounted with gold and set with a row of rose-cut diamonds, in the style of a Japanese netsuke
height 5.2cm; 2 1/16 in.
The Collection of the Imperial Russian Family
Popoff, Paris
With Warski, 1936
Popoff, Paris
With Warski, 1936
G. Munn, Wartski: The First Hundred and Fifty Years The First 150 Years, 2015, p. 72
Exhibition catalogue, Wilmington, Fabergé: Imperial Craftsman and his World, 2000, p. 305, illustrated
Exhibition catalogue, Wartski, Japonisme: From Falize to Fabergé, 2011, p. 103 listed, p. 107 illustrated
Exhibition catalogue, Wilmington, Fabergé: Imperial Craftsman and his World, 2000, p. 305, illustrated
Exhibition catalogue, Wartski, Japonisme: From Falize to Fabergé, 2011, p. 103 listed, p. 107 illustrated
As with the netsuke on which this frog is based, the gap between its hind legs was designed so that a himotoshi, a cord, could be threaded through.
The present frog appears on a Wartski advert whilst they were located at 138 Regent's Street (1950-1970), illustrated in G. Munn, Wartski: The First One Hundred and Fifty Years, London, 2015, p. 72.