Lot 0055
Fabergé. Pair of Silver-Gilt and Cut-Glass Decanters, Moscow, 1889
Estimate: 35000-40000€
A Pair of Fabergé Silver-Gilt and Cut-Glass Decanters
Moscow, maker’s mark of K. Linke for the Fabergé firm, 1889.
Silver-gilt, cut glass; casting, chasing, repoussé, engraving.
Height: 24.5 cm each.
Marks: Fabergé firm mark and Imperial court supplier warrant, maker’s mark of K. Linke; Moscow assay marks; 84 zolotniki silver standard; date mark for 1889.
This impressive pair of decanters is made in the neo-Rococo taste, uniting richly modelled silver mounts with finely cut glass bodies. Each vessel is of elegant pear-shaped form, rising from a spreading domed foot and surmounted by a high asymmetrical neck with scroll handle and hinged cover. The glass bodies are decorated with dense wheel-cut ornament, while the silver-gilt mounts are lavishly chased with scrolling foliage, rocailles and floral sprays, creating a dynamic surface of great decorative richness.
The decanters are marked for K. Linke, that is Konstantin Linke, whose family workshop took an important place among the Moscow suppliers of the Fabergé firm. The history of this family enterprise began with Maria Linke, who registered her own silver workshop in 1866 and received the right to use a personal maker’s mark. By 1889 the workshop already employed a substantial number of craftsmen and maintained close ties with Fabergé. In 1894 the business passed formally to her son Konstantin Linke, who had qualified as a master silversmith in 1883. Works from the Linke workshop were retailed not only by Fabergé, but also by other prominent jewellers, including the firm of Bolin.
Starting price: 30000€
Estimate: 35000-40000€
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