A GEM-SET SILVER TABLE LIGHTER IN THE FORM OF A FROG
BY FABERGÉ, WORKMASTER JULIUS RAPPOPORT, ST PETERSBURG, 1899-1904, SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 7811
Humoristically modelled as a frog, the detachable tongue designed as a wick holder, with one hand over its chest and another clutching its leg, the eyes set with cabochon garnets, marked under base with ‘Fabergé’ in Cyrillic beneath the Imperial Warrant and workmaster's initials, also with French import mark
4 in. (10 cm.) high
7.6 oz. (236 gr.) gross
A GEM-SET SILVER TABLE LIGHTER IN THE FORM OF A FROG
BY FABERGÉ, WORKMASTER JULIUS RAPPOPORT, ST PETERSBURG, 1899-1904, SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 7811
Humoristically modelled as a frog, the detachable tongue designed as a wick holder, with one hand over its chest and another clutching its leg, the eyes set with cabochon garnets, marked under base with ‘Fabergé’ in Cyrillic beneath the Imperial Warrant and workmaster's initials, also with French import mark
4 in. (10 cm.) high
7.6 oz. (236 gr.) gross
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