A silver-gilt trompe l'oeil kvass jug
marked K. Faberge with the Imperial warrant, indistinct maker's mark, Moscow, 1896
Baluster-shaped, chased to simulate woven birch-wood strips, on spreading base, the cover simulating a cloth surrounding ears of corn, with angular handle, fully marked
5 in. (12.7 cm.) high
7.74 oz. (241 gr.)
A silver-gilt trompe l'oeil kvass jug
marked K. Faberge with the Imperial warrant, indistinct maker's mark, Moscow, 1896
Baluster-shaped, chased to simulate woven birch-wood strips, on spreading base, the cover simulating a cloth surrounding ears of corn, with angular handle, fully marked
5 in. (12.7 cm.) high
7.74 oz. (241 gr.)