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A JEWELLED KALGAN JASPER MODEL OF A RHINOCEROS
BY FABERGÉ, ST PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1900
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A JEWELLED KALGAN JASPER MODEL OF A RHINOCEROS
BY FABERGÉ, ST PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1900
Humoristically carved as a standing rhinoceros, with rose-cut diamond-set eyes, apparently unmarked; in the original fitted Fabergé wooden case
2 3⁄8 in. (6 cm.) long
BY FABERGÉ, ST PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1900
Humoristically carved as a standing rhinoceros, with rose-cut diamond-set eyes, apparently unmarked; in the original fitted Fabergé wooden case
2 3⁄8 in. (6 cm.) long
A JEWELLED KALGAN JASPER MODEL OF A RHINOCEROS
BY FABERGÉ, ST PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1900
Humoristically carved as a standing rhinoceros, with rose-cut diamond-set eyes, apparently unmarked; in the original fitted Fabergé wooden case
2 3⁄8 in. (6 cm.) long
BY FABERGÉ, ST PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1900
Humoristically carved as a standing rhinoceros, with rose-cut diamond-set eyes, apparently unmarked; in the original fitted Fabergé wooden case
2 3⁄8 in. (6 cm.) long
Edward James (1907-1984), a British poet and patron of the surrealist art movement.
Acquired from Wartski, London, in May 1981.
Acquired from Wartski, London, in May 1981.
Exhibition catalogue, Fabergé, Jeweler to Royalty, New York, 1983, p. 66, no. 90 (listed).
G. von Habsburg, Fabergé, Kunsthalle of the Hypo-Kulturstiftung, Munich, 1986, p. 197, no. 320 (illustrated).
Exhibition catalogue, Carl Fabergé. Kostbarkeiten Russischer Goldschmiedekunst der Jahrkunderwende, Zurich, 1989, p. 106, no. 135 (illustrated).
A. von Solodkoff, Fabergé, Juwelier des Zarenhofes, Heidelberg, 1995, p. 71, no. 29 (illustrated).
Exhibition catalogue, Fabergé - A Private Collection, Helsinki, 1997, p. 19, no. 19 (illustrated).
G. von Habsburg, Fabergé: Imperial Craftsman and His World, London, 2000, p. 307, no. 818 (illustrated).
Exhibition catalogue, Carl Fabergé. A Private Collection, London, 2012, p. 15, no. 9 (illustrated).
G. von Habsburg, Fabergé, Kunsthalle of the Hypo-Kulturstiftung, Munich, 1986, p. 197, no. 320 (illustrated).
Exhibition catalogue, Carl Fabergé. Kostbarkeiten Russischer Goldschmiedekunst der Jahrkunderwende, Zurich, 1989, p. 106, no. 135 (illustrated).
A. von Solodkoff, Fabergé, Juwelier des Zarenhofes, Heidelberg, 1995, p. 71, no. 29 (illustrated).
Exhibition catalogue, Fabergé - A Private Collection, Helsinki, 1997, p. 19, no. 19 (illustrated).
G. von Habsburg, Fabergé: Imperial Craftsman and His World, London, 2000, p. 307, no. 818 (illustrated).
Exhibition catalogue, Carl Fabergé. A Private Collection, London, 2012, p. 15, no. 9 (illustrated).
New York, Cooper-Hewitt Museum, Fabergé, Jeweler to Royalty, 15 April - 10 July 1983, no. 90.
Munich, Kunsthalle of the Hypo-Kulturstiftung, Fabergé, 5 December 1986 - 8 March 1987, no. 320.
New York, Habsburg, Feldman, The Josiane Woolf Fabergé Collection, 3 - 9 November 1988, no. 36.
Zurich, Museum Bellerive, Carl Fabergé. Kostbarkeiten Russischer Goldschmiedekunst der Jahrkunderwende, 31 May - September 1989, no. 135.
London, Wartski, Fabergé from Private Collections, 2 - 15 December 1992, no. 119.
Hamburg, Kunstgewerbemuseum, Fabergé, Juweilier des Zarenhofes, 12 April - 25 June 1995, no. 29.
Lahti, Lahti Art Museum, Fabergé - A Private Collection, 14 March - 4 May 1997, no. 19.
London, Spencer House, Fabergé from Private Collections - An exhibition on behalf of Music in Country Churches, 8 December 1998, no. 13.
Wilmington, Riverfront Arts Centre, Fabergé, Imperial Craftsman and his World, 14 August 2000 - 28 February 2001, no. 818.
London, Wartski, Carl Fabergé. A Private Collection, 15 - 25 May 2012, no. 9.
Munich, Kunsthalle of the Hypo-Kulturstiftung, Fabergé, 5 December 1986 - 8 March 1987, no. 320.
New York, Habsburg, Feldman, The Josiane Woolf Fabergé Collection, 3 - 9 November 1988, no. 36.
Zurich, Museum Bellerive, Carl Fabergé. Kostbarkeiten Russischer Goldschmiedekunst der Jahrkunderwende, 31 May - September 1989, no. 135.
London, Wartski, Fabergé from Private Collections, 2 - 15 December 1992, no. 119.
Hamburg, Kunstgewerbemuseum, Fabergé, Juweilier des Zarenhofes, 12 April - 25 June 1995, no. 29.
Lahti, Lahti Art Museum, Fabergé - A Private Collection, 14 March - 4 May 1997, no. 19.
London, Spencer House, Fabergé from Private Collections - An exhibition on behalf of Music in Country Churches, 8 December 1998, no. 13.
Wilmington, Riverfront Arts Centre, Fabergé, Imperial Craftsman and his World, 14 August 2000 - 28 February 2001, no. 818.
London, Wartski, Carl Fabergé. A Private Collection, 15 - 25 May 2012, no. 9.