Russian Works of Art, Fabergé & Icons
Russian Works of Art, Fabergé & Icons
Property of a Gentleman (lots 1-3, 54, 100-110)
An important Fabergé miniature jewelled, nephrite and guilloché enamel kovsh, probably St Petersburg, circa 1900
Lot Closed
June 9, 01:03 PM GMT
Estimate
18,000 - 25,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property of a Gentleman (lots 1-3, 54, 100-110)
An important Fabergé miniature jewelled, nephrite and guilloché enamel kovsh, probably St Petersburg, circa 1900
Of traditional shape with oval bowl, the gold-mounted handle of translucent red enamel over guilloché ground, within rose-cut diamond borders terminating with a seed pearl, apparently unmarked, in a fitted box from A La Vieille Russie, New York
length 6.5cm, 2 5/8 in.
A La Vieille Russie, New York, July 1976
The Mr and Mrs Lansdell K. Christie Collection of Fabergé, Long Island, New York
A La Vieille Russie, New York
Forbes Collection, Christie’s, New York, 19 April 2002, lot 125
Private Collection, UK
The Mr and Mrs Lansdell K. Christie Collection of Fabergé, Long Island, New York
A La Vieille Russie, New York
Forbes Collection, Christie’s, New York, 19 April 2002, lot 125
Private Collection, UK
J. McNab-Dennis, 'Fabergé's Objects of Fantasy", Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, Vol. 23(n.s.), March 1965, p. 234, illustrated
H. Waterfield & C. Forbes, Fabergé Imperial Eggs and Other Fantasies, New York, 1978, no. 131, pp. 101, 132, illustrated
E. Brown, E. "When Easter Time Was Fabergé Time", New York Times Magazines, 15 April 1979, p. 65, illustrated
A. von Solodkoff, Masterpieces from the House of Fabergé, New York, 1984, p. 165, illustrated
M. Kelly, Highlights from the Forbes Magazine Collection, New York, 1985, p. 23, illustrated
C. Forbes, "Forbes' Fabulous Fabergé", USA Today, Vol. 117, July 1988, p. 40, illustrated
C. Forbes & R. Tromeur-Brenner, Fabergé, The Forbes Collection, New York, 1999, pp. 162-163, illustrated
H. Waterfield & C. Forbes, Fabergé Imperial Eggs and Other Fantasies, New York, 1978, no. 131, pp. 101, 132, illustrated
E. Brown, E. "When Easter Time Was Fabergé Time", New York Times Magazines, 15 April 1979, p. 65, illustrated
A. von Solodkoff, Masterpieces from the House of Fabergé, New York, 1984, p. 165, illustrated
M. Kelly, Highlights from the Forbes Magazine Collection, New York, 1985, p. 23, illustrated
C. Forbes, "Forbes' Fabulous Fabergé", USA Today, Vol. 117, July 1988, p. 40, illustrated
C. Forbes & R. Tromeur-Brenner, Fabergé, The Forbes Collection, New York, 1999, pp. 162-163, illustrated
Fabergé, The Forbes Magazine Collection, Baltimore, The Baltimore Museum of Art, 1983/84, no. 2
Fabergé, The Forbes Magazine Collection, Detroit, The Detroit Institute of Arts, 1984, no. 11
Fabergé in America, New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art,16 February - 28 April 1996, San Francisco, M.H. De Young Museum, 25 May - 28 July 1996, Richmond, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, 24 August - 3 November 1996, New Orleans Museum of Art, 7 December 1996 - 9 February 1997, Cleveland Museum of Art, 12 March - 11 May 1997, no. 192, cat. p. 204, ill.
Fabergé, The Forbes Magazine Collection, Detroit, The Detroit Institute of Arts, 1984, no. 11
Fabergé in America, New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art,16 February - 28 April 1996, San Francisco, M.H. De Young Museum, 25 May - 28 July 1996, Richmond, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, 24 August - 3 November 1996, New Orleans Museum of Art, 7 December 1996 - 9 February 1997, Cleveland Museum of Art, 12 March - 11 May 1997, no. 192, cat. p. 204, ill.