Lot 97
  • 97

A bowenite carved figure of an elephant, probably Fabergé, early 20th century

Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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Description

  • height: 3.8cm, 1 1/2 in.
with gem-set eyes

Exhibited

Munich, Kunsthalle der Hypo-Kulturstiftung, Fabergé Hofjuwelier de Zaren, 5 December 1986 - 22 February 1987, cat. no. 308 
Munich, Kunsthalle der Hypo-Kulturstiftung, Fabergé-Cartier Rivalen am Zarenhof, 28 November 2003 - 12 April 2004, cat. no. 322

Literature

Géza von Habsburg, Fabergé Hofjuwelier de Zaren, Munich, 1986, pp. 194-5 
Géza von Habsburg, Fabergé-Cartier Rivalen am Zarenhof, Munich, 2003, p. 246

Condition

There is a small chip to the elephant's right tusk.
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