BY FABERGÉ, MOSCOW, 1896, SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 6326

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A SILVER-GILT CREAM JUG
BY FABERGÉ, MOSCOW, 1896, SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 6326
Of tapering triangular form, with lobed rim and a slightly elongated spout, with a twisted scroll handle, interior rose gilt, marked under base with ‘K. Fabergé’ in Cyrillic beneath the Imperial Warrant
2 1⁄2 in. (6.4 cm.) high
4.5 oz. (141 gr.)

Provenance

Anonymous sale; Christie's, Geneva, 26 April 1978, lot 285.
Acquired from Wartski, London, in April 1982.

Literature

K. Snowman, Carl Fabergé: Goldsmith to the Imperial Court of Russia, London, 1979, p. 57 (illustrated).
G. von Habsburg and A. von Solodkoff, Fabergé: Court Jeweller to the Tsars, London, 1979, pl. 36.
Exhibition catalogue, Fabergé, Jeweler to Royalty, New York, 1983, no. 11 (listed).
G. von Habsburg, Fabergé, Kunsthalle of the Hypo-Kulturstiftung, Munich, 1986, p. 155, no. 168 (illustrated).
Exhibition catalogue, Carl Fabergé. Kostbarkeiten Russischer Goldschmiedekunst der Jahrkunderwende, Zurich, 1989, p. 86, no. 55 (illustrated).
Exhibition catalogue, Fabergé: Imperial Jeweller, St Petersburg, 1993, p. 340, no. 224 (illustrated).
A. von Solodkoff, Fabergé, Juwelier des Zarenhofes, Heidelberg, 1995, p. 54, no. 7 (illustrated).
G. von Habsburg, Fabergé: Imperial Craftsman and His World, London, 2000, p. 146, no. 281 (illustrated).
Exhibition catalogue, Carl Fabergé. A Private Collection, London, 2012, p. 27, no. 20 (illustrated).

Exhibited

New York, Cooper-Hewitt Museum, Fabergé, Jeweler to Royalty, 15 April - 10 July 1983, no. 11.
Munich, Kunsthalle of the Hypo-Kulturstiftung, Fabergé, 5 December 1986 - 8 March 1987, no. 168.
Zurich, Museum Bellerive, Carl Fabergé. Kostbarkeiten Russischer Goldschmiedekunst der Jahrkunderwende, 31 May - September 1989, no. 55.
St Petersburg, Hermitage State Museum; Paris, Musée des Arts Décoratifs; London, Victoria and Albert Museum, Fabergé: Imperial Jeweller, June 1993 - April 1994, no. 224.
Hamburg, Kunstgewerbemuseum, Fabergé, Juweilier des Zarenhofes, 12 April - 25 June 1995, no. 7.
Stockholm, Nationalmuseum, Carl Fabergé, Goldsmith to the Tsar, 6 - 19 October 1997, no. 180.
Wilmington, Riverfront Arts Centre, Fabergé, Imperial Craftsman and his World, 14 August 2000 - 28 February 2001, no. 281.
London, Wartski, Carl Fabergé. A Private Collection, 15 - 25 May 2012, no. 20.

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Lot Essay

The design of this cream jug combines the elements of Art Deco and Art Nouveau styles. Made before the turn of the century, it is a strikingly modern looking piece by Fabergé. The combination of decorative elements from different styles exemplifies Fabergé’s mastery in creating entirely unique works of art.

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