Live Auction 2693Russian Works of Art
A JEWELED SILVER-MOUNTED AND SANDSTONE MATCH HOLDER AND STRIKE IN THE FORM OF A MOUSE
Lot 4 PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED MIDWEST PRIVATE COLLECTION

A JEWELED SILVER-MOUNTED AND SANDSTONE MATCH HOLDER AND STRIKE IN THE FORM OF A MOUSE

MARKED FABERGÉ, WITH THE WORKMASTER'S MARK OF JULIUS RAPPOPORT, ST. PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1890

Closed15 April 2013

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A JEWELED SILVER-MOUNTED AND SANDSTONE MATCH HOLDER AND STRIKE IN THE FORM OF A MOUSE
MARKED FABERGÉ, WITH THE WORKMASTER'S MARK OF JULIUS RAPPOPORT, ST. PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1890
Ovoid, the sandstone body with well for matches, with silver mounts formed as ears and a tail wrapped around the base, the eyes set with hardstone cabochons, marked throughout, with Soviet control marks
4½ in. (11.4 cm.) long

Tessier, London.
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1996.

Specialist note

For comparable models, see Exhibition catalogue, Faberge: Imperial Craftsman and His World, Wilmington, Riverfront Arts Center, 2000, illustrated p. 105, fig. 3.