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A gem-set silver bell-push in the form of a woodcock
Lot 439

A gem-set silver bell-push in the form of a woodcock

MARKED K. FABERGÉ WITH THE IMPERIAL WARRANT, MOSCOW, 1908-1917

Closed11 June 2008

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GBP 67,250

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A gem-set silver bell-push in the form of a woodcock
marked K. Fabergé with the Imperial Warrant, Moscow, 1908-1917
Realistically cast in a seated position, with finely chased feathers and garnet cabochon eyes, the left eye as a push-piece, marked on base
5½ in. (14 cm.) long
gross weight 8.27 oz. (257,2 gr.)

Specialist note

For a comparable silver ashtray in the form of a woodcock, see Geza Von Habsburg, Fabergé: Imperial Craftsman and His World, London, 2000, p. 113, no. 164, illustrated, and Geza Von Habsburg and Marina Lopato, Fabergé: Imperial Jeweler, New York, 1994, pp. 324-325, no. 205, illustrated.