Live Auction 13765A Surreal Legacy: Selected works of art from The Edward James Foundation
A GEM-SET SILVER AND GOLD-MOUNTED GUILLOCHÉ ENAMEL AVENTURINE QUARTZ GUM-POT
Lot 151

A GEM-SET SILVER AND GOLD-MOUNTED GUILLOCHÉ ENAMEL AVENTURINE QUARTZ GUM-POT

BY FABERGÉ, WITH THE WORKMASTER'S MARK OF HENRIK WIGSTRÖM, ST PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1905, SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 11053

Closed15 December 2016

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A GEM-SET SILVER AND GOLD-MOUNTED GUILLOCHÉ ENAMEL AVENTURINE QUARTZ GUM-POT
BY FABERGÉ, WITH THE WORKMASTER'S MARK OF HENRIK WIGSTRÖM, ST PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1905, SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 11053
The body naturalistically carved in the form of an apple, the detachable stem enamelled in translucent green over a guilloché ground, the top inset with a cabochon ruby, with interior brush fitting, marked on stem
2 1/8 in. (5.5 cm.) diameter

Probably purchased by William James directly from Fabergé, prior to 1912.

Specialist note

William James bought several pieces directly from Fabergé in Moscow and London, as shown by bills of sale that survive in the archives of the Edward James Foundation at West Dean, dated to 1902 (Moscow) and 1908 (London), as well as in William James' various hand-written inventories and the inventory taken after his death in 1912. He collected objects of all forms as well as animals. Several works of art by Fabergé were sold from the Edward James Collection, Christie's house sale, 4 June 1986, lots 1258-1273.