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A MASSIVE SILVER SWAN-FORM CENTREPIECE
MARKED FABERGÉ WITH THE IMPERIAL WARRANT, WITH THE WORKMASTER'S MARK OF JULIUS RAPPOPORT, ST PETERSBURG, 1899-1904, SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 11571
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A MASSIVE SILVER SWAN-FORM CENTREPIECE
MARKED FABERGÉ WITH THE IMPERIAL WARRANT, WITH THE WORKMASTER'S MARK OF JULIUS RAPPOPORT, ST PETERSBURG, 1899-1904, SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 11571
Formed as a swan, with curved neck and upswept wings, the surface chased to simulate plumage, the interior hollow to fit a glass liner, marked under base
12 in. (30.5 cm.) long
103.4 oz. (2931.5 gr.) gross
Special Notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 20% on the buyer's premium.
For an identical version of this model from the Eriksson Collection, see G. von Habsburg, Fabergé Imperial Craftsman and His World, London, 2000, p. 113, no. 165.