A PAIR OF PARCEL-GILT SILVER-MOUNTED CUT-GLASS DECANTERS
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A PAIR OF PARCEL-GILT SILVER-MOUNTED CUT-GLASS DECANTERS

MARKED FABERGÉ WITH IMPERIAL WARRANT, MOSCOW, 1899-1908, SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 22615

Closed7 June 2021

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A PAIR OF PARCEL-GILT SILVER-MOUNTED CUT-GLASS DECANTERS
MARKED FABERGÉ WITH IMPERIAL WARRANT, MOSCOW, 1899-1908, SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 22615
Each of slightly bulbous form, the glass body cut with diamond and star motifs, the hinged cover and spout cast with laurel swags, the silver mounts and handle reeded and chased with foliate motifs, the finials cast as flowerbuds, the covers engraved with cypher 'LL' and number 'XXV', interior gilt, marked on neck and inside cover; in the original Fabergé wooden case, applied with a plaque engraved with dates '22.XII.1882-1907'
11 in. (28 cm.) high

By repute, a 25th wedding anniversary gift to Carl August Lundberg (1843-1922) from the Nobel family.

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Carl August Lundberg was a lecturer and rector at Norra Latin in Stockholm. Before joining the famous school, he was a teacher for the sons of King Oscar II of Sweden.