Lot 0052
19th Century European Cut Crystal Claret Jug with Silver Mounts
Estimate: 800-1000€
A 19th century European cut crystal claret jug with silver mounts, the elegant form enriched with naturalistic vine leaf and grape decoration, hinged cover and sweeping handle. Marked 13 and maker’s mark GD.
Height: 22.5 cm
Starting price: 600€
Estimate: 800-1000€
Hammer Price: €
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Estimate: 2000-2500€A Russian cast silver set of tableware stands in the form of rifles, presented as a shooting prize from the 85th Imperial Vyborg Infantry Regiment. Maker’s mark of V. Gordon firm, St. Petersburg, 1899–1904.
Dimensions: Length 10.6 cm
Total weight: 392 gVladimir Gordon was a well-known St. Petersburg jeweler whose shop on the Zerkalnaya Line of Gostiny Dvor was widely recognized at the turn of the 20th century. His firm was admired for the richness and variety of its production and enjoyed a solid reputation among the city’s clientele.
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Fabergé. Silver Ashtray Commemorating the War of 1914, Moscow, 1914
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Fabergé. Silver Ashtray Commemorating the War of 1914, Moscow, 1914
Estimate: 10000-12000€A Rare Russian Silver Ashtray Commemorating the War of 1914.
Moscow, firm of Karl Fabergé, 1914.
Silver; repoussé, chasing, engraving.
Dimensions: 3.2 x 11 x 11 cm. Weight: 145.7 g.
Marks: Fabergé firm mark and Imperial court supplier warrant; Moscow assay mark; 88 zolotniki silver standard.
The circular silver ashtray is of shallow bowl form. The centre is decorated in relief with the Russian Imperial double-headed eagle, crowned and displayed with outstretched wings, holding the sceptre and orb. Around the emblem is the commemorative inscription in Cyrillic: «ВОЙНА 1914 г.»
This rare object belongs to the distinctive group of wartime production made by the firm of Karl Fabergé during the First World War. With the outbreak of hostilities in 1914 and the decline in demand for luxury jewellery, Fabergé redirected part of its production toward practical and commemorative objects connected with the army and the front. These included field utensils, mugs, samovars, washstands, cigarette cases, cup-holders and presentation ashtrays.
Objects of this type were often made in copper or more modest metals, bearing the Imperial arms and inscriptions such as “War 1914” or “War 1914-1915.” Silver examples are considerably rarer. Despite their utilitarian function and wartime context, they retain the refinement, clarity of design and technical precision characteristic of Fabergé production.
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Silver-gilt, cut glass; repoussé, chasing, engraving, gilding, glass cutting.
Height: 27 cm.
Marks: maker’s mark “ФМ” in Cyrillic; Moscow assay mark, 84 zolotniki silver standard.
The decanter is of tall tapering form, with a clear cut-glass body and applied silver-gilt mount to the neck, spout and hinged cover. The lower part of the glass body is decorated with deep diamond cutting and radiating fan motifs.
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Lot 0053
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Estimate: 7000-9000€Fabergé silver-mounted cut-crystal fruit bowl.
Russia, Moscow, firm of Fabergé, 1908-1917.
Cut crystal, silver; cutting, polishing, casting, chasing, engraving, mounting.
Size: 46 x 19.8 x 6.5 cm.
Marks: on the silver mount, Cyrillic mark “К. ФАБЕРЖЕ” beneath the Imperial warrant; Moscow assay mark.
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Estimate: 7000-9000€
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