Lot Essay
For a comparable egg-shaped bonbonnière, see K. Snowman, Carl Fabergé: Goldsmith to the Imperial Court of Russia, London, 1979, p. 32.
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BY FABERGÉ, WORKMASTER MICHAEL PERCHIN, ST PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1890, SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 53584
Details
A JEWELLED AND ENAMEL GOLD-MOUNTED JASPER BONBONNIÈRE
BY FABERGÉ, WORKMASTER MICHAEL PERCHIN, ST PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1890, SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 53584
In the form of an egg, carved from brown jasper, the hinged cover with gold mounts champlevé enamelled with white bands and guilloché enamelled green leaves, the thumb-piece set with an emerald and diamonds, marked on mounts with 'Fabergé' in Cyrillic and workmaster's initials; in the original fitted Fabergé wooden case
2 3⁄4 in. (7 cm.) high
BY FABERGÉ, WORKMASTER MICHAEL PERCHIN, ST PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1890, SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 53584
In the form of an egg, carved from brown jasper, the hinged cover with gold mounts champlevé enamelled with white bands and guilloché enamelled green leaves, the thumb-piece set with an emerald and diamonds, marked on mounts with 'Fabergé' in Cyrillic and workmaster's initials; in the original fitted Fabergé wooden case
2 3⁄4 in. (7 cm.) high
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 17 December 1982, lot 90.
Literature
G. von Habsburg, Fabergé, Kunsthalle of the Hypo-Kulturstiftung, Munich, 1986, p. 167, no. 229 (illustrated).
Exhibition catalogue, Carl Fabergé. Kostbarkeiten Russischer Goldschmiedekunst der Jahrkunderwende, Zurich, 1989, p. 156, no. 195.
Exhibition catalogue, Fabergé: Imperial Jeweller, St Petersburg, 1993, p. 357, no. 252 (illustrated).
A. von Solodkoff, Fabergé, Juwelier des Zarenhofes, Heidelberg, 1995, p. 217, no. 240 (illustrated).
Exhibition catalogue, Fabergé - A Private Collection, Helsinki, 1997, p. 20, no. 22 (illustrated).
G. von Habsburg, Fabergé: Imperial Craftsman and His World, London, 2000, p. 181, no. 405 (illustrated).
Exhibition catalogue, Carl Fabergé. A Private Collection, London, 2012, p. 172, no. 145 (illustrated).
Exhibition catalogue, Carl Fabergé. Kostbarkeiten Russischer Goldschmiedekunst der Jahrkunderwende, Zurich, 1989, p. 156, no. 195.
Exhibition catalogue, Fabergé: Imperial Jeweller, St Petersburg, 1993, p. 357, no. 252 (illustrated).
A. von Solodkoff, Fabergé, Juwelier des Zarenhofes, Heidelberg, 1995, p. 217, no. 240 (illustrated).
Exhibition catalogue, Fabergé - A Private Collection, Helsinki, 1997, p. 20, no. 22 (illustrated).
G. von Habsburg, Fabergé: Imperial Craftsman and His World, London, 2000, p. 181, no. 405 (illustrated).
Exhibition catalogue, Carl Fabergé. A Private Collection, London, 2012, p. 172, no. 145 (illustrated).
Exhibited
Munich, Kunsthalle of the Hypo-Kulturstiftung, Fabergé, 5 December 1986 - 8 March 1987, no. 229.
New York, Habsburg, Feldman, The Josiane Woolf Fabergé Collection, 3 - 9 November 1988, no. 13.
Zurich, Museum Bellerive, Carl Fabergé. Kostbarkeiten Russischer Goldschmiedekunst der Jahrkunderwende, 31 May - September 1989, no. 195.
London, Wartski, Fabergé from Private Collections, 2 - 15 December 1992, no. 118.
St Petersburg, Hermitage State Museum; Paris, Musée des Arts Décoratifs; London, Victoria and Albert Museum, Fabergé: Imperial Jeweller, June 1993 - April 1994, no. 252.
Hamburg, Kunstgewerbemuseum, Fabergé, Juweilier des Zarenhofes, 12 April - 25 June 1995, no. 240.
Lahti, Lahti Art Museum, Fabergé - A Private Collection, 14 March - 4 May 1997, no. 22.
Wilmington, Riverfront Arts Centre, Fabergé, Imperial Craftsman and his World, 14 August 2000 - 28 February 2001, no. 405.
London, Wartski, Carl Fabergé. A Private Collection, 15 - 25 May 2012, no. 145.
New York, Habsburg, Feldman, The Josiane Woolf Fabergé Collection, 3 - 9 November 1988, no. 13.
Zurich, Museum Bellerive, Carl Fabergé. Kostbarkeiten Russischer Goldschmiedekunst der Jahrkunderwende, 31 May - September 1989, no. 195.
London, Wartski, Fabergé from Private Collections, 2 - 15 December 1992, no. 118.
St Petersburg, Hermitage State Museum; Paris, Musée des Arts Décoratifs; London, Victoria and Albert Museum, Fabergé: Imperial Jeweller, June 1993 - April 1994, no. 252.
Hamburg, Kunstgewerbemuseum, Fabergé, Juweilier des Zarenhofes, 12 April - 25 June 1995, no. 240.
Lahti, Lahti Art Museum, Fabergé - A Private Collection, 14 March - 4 May 1997, no. 22.
Wilmington, Riverfront Arts Centre, Fabergé, Imperial Craftsman and his World, 14 August 2000 - 28 February 2001, no. 405.
London, Wartski, Carl Fabergé. A Private Collection, 15 - 25 May 2012, no. 145.
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