Important Silver, Objects of Vertu and Russian Works of Art

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MARKED FABERGE WITH THE IMPERIAL WARRANT, MOSCOW 1908-1917, WITH SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 18735

AN IMPORTANT SILVER-GILT AND CLOISONNE ENAMEL COVERED BRATINA

35,000 - 45,000 U.S. dollars

PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF NELSON GRIMALDI SEABRA

AN IMPORTANT SILVER-GILT AND CLOISONNE ENAMEL COVERED BRATINA MARKED FABERGE WITH THE IMPERIAL WARRANT, MOSCOW 1908-1917, WITH SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 18735
On four stylized scroll feet with pan-Slavic designs in shades of pale green and blue within rope-work design, the circular body with lobed cartouches enclosing sophisicated stylized blossoms in the pan-Slavic style in shades of blue, green and gray enamel on pale green background, the lower rim with similar design enclosing stylized birds, the cover with scrolling foliage in the pan-Slavic style with similar shades and a large silver-gilt three faceted double-headed eagle, fully marked
14Ѕ in. (36.4 cm.)

Marked Faberge with the Imperial Warrant, this very large cloisone enamel item was nonetheless executed in the workshop of Feodor Ruckert who was producing the best cloisonnй enamel articles in Moscow. His workmanship was so renowned that other firms such as Fabergй or even Kurliukov and Ovchinnikov were buying and retailing Ruckert's works.In fact, either the Ruckert mark is overstruck by the Faberge mark or, in this case, his mark is not present, which is very common.