Live Auction 5961Important Russian Art
A MASSIVE SILVER SWAN-FORM CENTREPIECE
Lot 263 PROPERTY FROM A NORTH CAROLINA PRIVATE COLLECTION

A MASSIVE SILVER SWAN-FORM CENTREPIECE

MARKED FABERGÉ WITH THE IMPERIAL WARRANT, WITH THE WORKMASTER'S MARK OF JULIUS RAPPOPORT, ST PETERSBURG, 1899-1904, SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 11571

Closed26 November 2012

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A MASSIVE SILVER SWAN-FORM CENTREPIECE
MARKED FABERGÉ WITH THE IMPERIAL WARRANT, WITH THE WORKMASTER'S MARK OF JULIUS RAPPOPORT, ST PETERSBURG, 1899-1904, SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 11571
Formed as a swan, with curved neck and upswept wings, the surface chased to simulate plumage, the interior hollow to fit a glass liner, marked under base
12 in. (30.5 cm.) long
103.4 oz. (2931.5 gr.) gross

Specialist note

For an identical version of this model from the Eriksson Collection, see G. von Habsburg, Fabergé Imperial Craftsman and His World, London, 2000, p. 113, no. 165.