Lot 0057
Fabergé. Massive Silver-Gilt Mounted Cut-Crystal Decanter in Neoclassical Style, Moscow, 1908–1917
Estimate: 25000-35000€
A massive Fabergé silver-gilt mounted cut-crystal decanter in the Neoclassical style.
Moscow, Firm of Fabergé, 1908-1917.
Silver-gilt, cut crystal; casting, chasing, engraving, gilding, hinged construction.
Height: 36.3 cm.
Marks: maker’s mark “К. ФАБЕРЖЕ” beneath the Imperial warrant, 84 standard silver mark, assay marks; scratched inventory number 40748.
Provenance: The decanter bearing inventory number 40748, priced at 1,100 rubles, is recorded among the “crystal decanters” in box 53 of the list of confiscated items from the Moscow Fabergé store, May 1919.
Description:
A monumental cut-crystal decanter with rich silver-gilt mounts, executed in the refined Neoclassical vocabulary characteristic of the Moscow branch of Fabergé in the early twentieth century. Fabergé’s workshops and retail premises opened in Moscow on Kuznetsky Most in 1887, and after 1900 all substantial silver commissions were produced exclusively in Moscow.
The tall, tapering crystal body is cut with deep facets, diamond fields, star motifs and elongated shield-shaped reserves, creating a brilliant play of light and a strong architectural verticality.
The silver-gilt upper mount is conceived as a miniature classical entablature. It is decorated with laurel bands, beaded borders, fluted pilaster-like panels, rosettes and chased floral garlands. The hinged domed cover is formed with radiating flutes and surmounted by a voluted scroll thumbpiece with shell and floral ornament. The long scrolling handle, terminating in a stylised shell motif.
Starting price: 20000€
Estimate: 25000-35000€
Hammer Price: €
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