A SILVER-GILT MOUNTED WOOD LAMP
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A SILVER-GILT MOUNTED WOOD LAMP

BY FABERGÉ, WITH THE WORKMASTER'S MARK OF JULIUS RAPPOPORT, ST PETERSBURG, 1899-1904, SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 6896

Closed25 November 2019

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A SILVER-GILT MOUNTED WOOD LAMP
BY FABERGÉ, WITH THE WORKMASTER'S MARK OF JULIUS RAPPOPORT, ST PETERSBURG, 1899-1904, SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 6896
Shaped as a column, the square wooden base on four bun feet, with an acanthus-chased mount, the reeded column-shaped body applied with swags, ribbon-tied laurel rim and acanthus leaves, surmounted by a vase with two angular handles and reeded sides, marked throughout; with later lamp-shade fittings
10 in. (25.5 cm.) high, excluding shade

Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna (1847-1928), purchased from the St Petersburg branch of Fabergé on 29 November 1900 for 185 roubles.
Acquired by the parents of the present owner in the 1960s.