The Chen Collection
Lyon & Turnbull - London - 23 November 2008, 15:00 GMT
Lot 58 : A cased set of twelve Faberge silver-gilt and cloisonne enamel dessert-knives and forks
Estimate 35,000-45,000 GBP
Description:
A cased set of twelve Faberge silver-gilt and cloisonne enamel dessert-knives and forks Fedor Ruckert, overstruck with Faberge mark, Moscow, 1908-1917 the handles decorated with enamel in the art nouveau style on a blue-grey ground, with workmaster's initials and K.Faberge beneath Imperial Warrant, 88 standard, in the original silk and velvet-lined wooden box, the interior of the lid marked K.Faberge, Moscow, St. Petersburg, Kiev, Odessa, London (24)
Length of knives: 16cm
Provenance:
Sotheby's New York, Russian Works of Art and Objects of Vertu, 15th December 1999, lot 255
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