Fabergé, Imperial & Revolutionary Works of Art

Fabergé, Imperial & Revolutionary Works of Art

View full screen - View 1 of Lot 58. An imperial set of six Fabergé Art Nouveau parcel-gilt silver tea glass holders, Moscow, 1894.

An imperial set of six Fabergé Art Nouveau parcel-gilt silver tea glass holders, Moscow, 1894

Lot Closed

July 11, 01:58 PM GMT

Estimate

15,000 - 25,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

in Art Nouveau taste, the upper half of the body chased and engraved with a row of beading at the upper rim, with a reserve around the cup containing scrolls and rosettes contained within two rows chased and engraved with recurring triangle pattern, the lower half plain polished, the lower edge with alternating angled gadroons and beading, the handle both angular and curved, with all original glass inserts and a spare, in an original fitted Moroccan leather case, each struck under base with K. Fabergé in Cyrillic beneath the Imperial Warrant, 84 standard, scratched inventory number 4478

(6)

height of each incl. glass 8.5cm; 3⅜in.

Purchased from the St Petersburg branch of Fabergé by Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna on 11 January 1903 for 12 roubles