Lot 0100
Russian Silver and Guilloché Enamel Snuff Box by Henrik Wigström
Estimate: 150-200€
A Russian Silver and Guilloché Enamel Snuff Box/Pendant
Workmaster Henrik Wigström (1862–1923), for the House of Fabergé
St. Petersburg, 1908–1917
Dimensions: 4.0 × 1.1 cm Weight: 26.5 g
Of circular form, enameled in translucent sky blue over guilloché ground, the hinged lid and border finely detailed with engraved ornament. The refined execution exemplify Wigström’s workshop under the House of Fabergé during the firm’s final Imperial years.
Henrik Wigström, one of Fabergé’s most celebrated workmasters and successor to Michael Perchin, was responsible for many of the firm’s finest late creations — including Imperial Easter eggs, miniature objets de fantaisie, and elegantly enameled boxes such as the present example.
Starting price: 100€
Estimate: 150-200€
Hammer Price: 100€
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Estimate: 45000-65000€An Extremely Rare Fabergé Desk Clock in the Original Case
Workmaster Mikhail Perchin (1860–1903), Fabergé.
Petersburg, late 19th century
Scratched inventory number: 937
Dimensions: 10.2 × 10.4 cmOf shaped rectangular form, enamelled in translucent pale blue over an engine-turned guilloché ground, within a finely chased acanthus border, the corners decorated with gilt triangular rosettes and suspended laurel swags. The circular white enamel dial with Arabic numerals and pierced blued-steel hands is surrounded by a reeded gold bezel. Contained in its original fitted Fabergé case stamped with the Imperial warrant and K. Fabergé, St. Petersburg.
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By 1888, with Carl Fabergé’s support, Perchin opened his own workshop, which employed up to sixty craftsmen. From his workshop came the most celebrated Imperial Easter Eggs—twenty-eight of the fifty commissioned by Emperors Alexander III and Nicholas II—including the Rosebud (1895), Coronation (1897), Lilies of the Valley (1898), and Cockerel (1900) eggs.
Beyond the Imperial commissions, Perchin’s studio produced exquisite presentation gifts, frames, clocks, and objets de fantaisie, marked by his elegant taste, subtle enamel work, and technical perfection. He collaborated closely with miniature painters, lapidaries, and enamellers, setting a standard that defined Fabergé’s golden era.
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Lot 0098
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Estimate: 1200-1500€Imperial Stroganov school. Pendant with Double-Headed Eagle.
Silver-gilt, engraving, champleve enamel.
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Metal, chasing, opaque champleve enamel.
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Lot 0099
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Estimate: 200-350€A Russian Silver-Gilt and Guilloche Enamel Snuff Box
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Weight: 30 gCircular in form, the lid of the box is beautifully decorated with translucent pale blue guilloche enamel over an engine-turned sunburst pattern radiating from the center. The subtle tonality and precise craftsmanship exemplify the refined enamel work produced in Russia during the late Imperial period.
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