Lot Essay
For an earthenware jug with very similar Fabergé silver mounts see G. von Habsburg, Fabergé: Imperial Craftsman and His World, London, 2000, p. 96, no. 128.
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MARKED K. FABERGÉ WITH THE IMPERIAL WARRANT, MOSCOW, CIRCA 1890, SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 4530
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A PAIR OF SILVER-MOUNTED CUT-GLASS CLARET JUGS
MARKED K. FABERGÉ WITH THE IMPERIAL WARRANT, MOSCOW, CIRCA 1890, SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 4530
Of baluster form, each pink glass body cut to clear with diamond pattern and palm leaves, each mount repoussé and chased with rocaille scrolls and pierced with trellis panels, reeded scroll handle, the domed hinged cover with foliate finial, gilt interior, both marked on mount, one further marked inside cover
9 in. (22.8 cm.) high
MARKED K. FABERGÉ WITH THE IMPERIAL WARRANT, MOSCOW, CIRCA 1890, SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 4530
Of baluster form, each pink glass body cut to clear with diamond pattern and palm leaves, each mount repoussé and chased with rocaille scrolls and pierced with trellis panels, reeded scroll handle, the domed hinged cover with foliate finial, gilt interior, both marked on mount, one further marked inside cover
9 in. (22.8 cm.) high
Provenance
Probably, Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, Geneva, 25-27 May 1993, lot 296 (one jug).
Property from a Distinguished European Collection; Christie's, London, 1-2 December 2009, lot 57.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Property from a Distinguished European Collection; Christie's, London, 1-2 December 2009, lot 57.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
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