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A Rare Russian three-layered cut-glass carafe on a plate. Imperial glass manufactory. Petersburg, 1870s. Height: 20 cm. See similar style beaker: Christie’s Russian Art 02/12/2009 London. Lot 140 Estimate 25000-30000 GBP.

Starting price: 800€
Estimate: 1000-1500€

A massive Russian silver-gilt gospel cover with a Resurrection and Annunciation medallions. Makers mark of Vasiliy Andreev. Moscow, 1894. Dimensions : 24,5 x 30,5 x 7 cm. Total weight: 3760 gr.

Starting price: 3500€
Estimate: 5000-7000€

Blue oil lamp with silver frame.

Starting price: 50€
Estimate: 50-70€

Very Rare Fabergé Silver, Engraved Rock Crystal and Guilloché Enamel Vase
Maker’s mark of “MP” and “Faberge”. Petersburg, 1898–1903.
Inv. No. 1163. Height: 7.6 cm. Total weight: 114.8 g

This rare Fabergé vase, crafted under the supervision of the firm’s leading workmaster Michael Perchin, exemplifies the refinement of late Imperial lapidary art. The delicately engraved rock crystal body rests on a silver base with translucent guilloché enamel in deep red.

The exceptional clarity and size of the smoky quartz used for this piece are remarkable, as such flawless crystals were sourced exclusively from the Ural Mountains and reserved for Fabergé’s workshops. Cutting rock crystal of this purity without fractures required exceptional skill, making this vase a true testament to the artistry of Fabergé’s lapidaries. Comparable vases are discussed in Franz Birbaum’s Memoirs (in: Habsburg & Lopato, Fabergé: Imperial Jeweller, Milan, 1993, p. 457).

Fabergé collaborated with several renowned stone-cutting centers, including the Imperial Peterhof Lapidary Works and workshops in Idar-Oberstein, Germany. After 1908, the firm’s own lapidaries, such as Peter Kremlev and Peter Derbychev, created masterpieces from hardstones within the Fabergé atelier.

Michael Perchin (1860–1903) was Fabergé’s chief workmaster from 1888 until his death in 1903. Trained under the court jeweler Vladimir Finikov, Perchin oversaw the creation of over 20,000 works, including twenty-eight Imperial Easter eggs and the celebrated Kelch series. His workshop produced many of Fabergé’s most technically sophisticated and artistically refined gold, silver, and hardstone objects, often in collaboration with his talented assistant Henrik Wigström, who succeeded him after 1903. Comparable Works:

Christie’s, London, Important Russian Silver, Works of Art and Fabergé, 28 November 2007, Lot 32: A Fabergé Gold-Mounted Rock Crystal and Guilloché Enamel Vase, Workmaster Michael Perchin, c.1898–1903 (https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-4857825)

Sotheby’s, London, Russian Works of Art, Fabergé and Icons, 30 November 2020: A Fabergé En Plein Enamel Gold-Mounted Rock Crystal Vase, early 20th century (https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2020/russian-works-of-art-faberge-and-icons/a-faberge-en-plein-enamel-gold-mounted-rock)

Starting price: 5000€
Estimate: 6000-8000€
Hammer Price: UNSOLD€

An unique Byzantine period orthodox silver-gilt, niello and cabochones reliquary with Crucifixion. Was presented by greek Heiromonk Matthew to the Monastery of the Assumption of the Virgin in Bachkov district in Bulgaria (was founded by Georgian monks during a period of Eastern Roman Empire) . Balkans, 17th century. Dimensions with the ring: 11.5 x 8.5 x 4 cm. Weight: 272.8 g.

Starting price: 15000€
Estimate: 20000-30000€

A Russian commemorative silver-gilt beaker with 13 18th century coins incrusted. Moscow, the end of the 18th century. Height: 11 cm. Total weight: 234 g.

Starting price: 3500€
Estimate: 4000-5000€

An interesting Russian white metal and glass shtof with a stopper in the shape of a dancing peasant. There are two medals on the glass dated 1868 and 1865 with inscriptions: “By Blessed Alexander, Tzar of Russia” and ” For the Assiduity and Skill from the Ministry of Finance. Minaev”. Poland as a part of the Russian Empire. Circa 1880. Height: 28 cm.

Starting price: 800€
Estimate: 1000-1500€