Lot 101
  • 101

A Carved Aventurine Quartz Figure of a Sow, St. Petersburg, 1900

Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
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Description

  • probably FabergĂ©

  • Aventurine quartz, rubies
  • Length 1 3/4 in.
  • 4.5 cm
the squat animal depicting standing, with floppy ears and a curled tail, and with cabochon ruby eyes

Provenance

A la Vieille Russie, New York
Sotheby Parke Bernet, New York, April 7, 1972, lot 251A

Literature

For a similar carved figure of a sow in the Royal Collection (RCIN 40003), see Caroline de Guitaut, Fabergé in the Royal Collection, London, 2003, p. 58, no. 23.

Condition

overall good condition
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