Live Auction 5961Important Russian Art
A JEWELLED GOLD BOWL
Lot 224 THE PROPERTY OF A EUROPEAN LADY

A JEWELLED GOLD BOWL

MARK OF VASILII FINIKOV, ST PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1890

Closed26 November 2012

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GBP 12,500

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A JEWELLED GOLD BOWL
MARK OF VASILII FINIKOV, ST PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1890
Tapering oval, with an upright spout set with a sapphire flanked by two rose-cut diamonds, the twisted scroll handle set with a cabochon ruby, with reeded borders on the outside, samorodok gold interior, marked under base
4½ in. (11.4 cm.) wide

Specialist note

Vasilii Finikov worked for Bolin and was occasionally employed by Fabergé. A similar bowl with samorodok interior by Vasilii Finikov from the Wolf Family collection is illustrated in G. von Habsburg, Fabergé: Imperial Craftsman and His World, London, 2000, p. 335, no. 901.