FABERGE - RUSSIAN IMPERIAL GILT SILVER MUSTARD JAR and SPOON
Russian gilt-silver mustard jar with a twisted handle and a toad figurine on the lid. It is decorated with the Imperial Warrant featuring a precious stone in the middle. This jar comes with a matching gilt-silver spoon made in the same style. A nice Faberge item. When you touch and hold a piece of FABERGE sterling, you are in contact with something truly exceptional. It connects you not only to the era of the czars but also to an even more ancient ancestry, as it represents all the imperial courts throughout history.
HALLMARKS: Marked on the bottom with '84' Russian silver standard. Also marked 'FABERGE' in Cyrillic and 'I.P' for Julius Alexandrovitch Rappoport - famous FABERGE workmaster - please see the information below.
CONDITION: Very good condition for its age. Showing some wear. For further information, please refer to the pictures.
PROVENANCE: 1. By descent through a THIRD generation Russian emigree family, New York, USA; 2.Antique Arena Inc, Brooklyn, NY, USA, November 27, 2021 (the winner will receive this information); 3. Our sale of this item adds another layer of provenance. History of sale is very IMPORTANT for serious collection.
DIMENSIONS: 3 1/8 inches in tall. Weight 160 grams.
ESTIMATED PRICE: $3,000 - $15,000 (significantly lower than today's market price). You have a GREAT CHANCE to purchase a rare item for your collection, and over the years, its price will only INCREASE.
HISTORY of SALES: A few years ago, Russian Silver tableware made by Julius Rappoport were sold on Christie's for $24,900 (15 years ago), $31,070 (21 years ago), $31,500 (11 years ago), and $66,500 (2 years ago) - please refer to the screenshots for details. Today, prices have significantly increased compared to those of 5-10 years ago.
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WORKMASTER: Julius Alexandrovitch Rappoport, Russian silversmith, FABERGE workmaster. Born in 1864. Trained in Berlin, one of FABERGE's rare craftsmen of Jewish origin. Julius Rappoport opened his first own workshop in St. Petersburg at Ekateriniski Canal in 1883, then he moved to Moscow to become a FABERGE workmaster. His maker's mark was IP and in Russian Cyrillic. He belonged from 1886 till 1908 to four 'workmasters', main leaders of FABERGE workshops. He was the FABERGE's most important supplier of large silver objects. He is best known for his naturalistic animal figures (massive silver casts), but he also executed special commissions for the Imperial Family, the Imperial Cabinet and noble families Yousupov an others. Recently a few of these special commissions that were designed by FABERGE, and made by Rappoport, have been auctioned by Bonhams and Christies in London(England) and in Munich. His workshop was taken over by the First Silver Artel around 1909. Died in 1916.

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