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Fabergé from Castle Howard

A Rare Fabergé jewelled gold-mounted agate model of a hoopoe, workmaster Henrik Wigström, St Petersburg, 1904-1912

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Description

realistically carved in striated brown and grey agate, with diamond-set eyes and realistically chased pink gold legs, in its original fitted holly wood case, struck to the base of the feet with workmaster's initials, 72 standard


height 5.5 cm; 2 ⅛ in.

Acquired by George Howard, Baron Howard of Henderskelfe (1920 – 1984);

Thence by descent.

Exhibition catalogue, ed. S. Dale, Fabergé: The Castle Howard Collection, London, 1995, p. 10, illustrated

Exhibition catalogue, ed. D.E. Horowitz, The Fabergé Menagerie, London, 2003, p. 142, illustrated

Exhibition catalogue, ed. G. von Habsburg, Fabergé: Imperial Craftsman and his World, London, 2000, p. 302, illustrated

Exhibition catalogue, ed. E. Welander-Berggren, Fabergé: Goldsmith to the Tsar, Stockholm, 1997, p. 112, illustrated

London, Tessier, Fabergé: The Castle Howard Collection, 20 November – 9 December 1995, no. 5

Stockholm, Nationalmuseum, Fabergé: Tsarens Guldsmed, 6 June – 19 October 1997, no. 47

London, HHA AGM, Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, 1997
Wilmington, River Front Arts Centre, Fabergé: Imperial Craftsman and his World, 2000, no. 779

USA, The Fabergé Menagerie, Baltimore, Walters Art Museum, 14 February – 27 July 2003; Ohio, Columbus Museum, 12 October 2003 – 4 January 2004; Oregon, Portland Art Museum, 8 February – 2 May 2004, no. 76

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