Silver, chased and cast; glass bowl
Russia, Moscow, 1899-1908
Peter Carl Fabergé (1846-1920) – Russian gold and silversmith and jeweler
Wall with silver marks: F. Fabergé’s signature in Cyrillic with imperial warrant, fineness 84 and Moscow Kokoschnik hallmark 1899-1908 and assay master ‘? ?’ (Ivan Lebedkin)
The front with monogram ‘K’ for Edward Kirschten from St. Petersburg
Original casket of oak, inside cover Cyrillic firm signet stamped K. Fabergé with imperial warrant, St. Petersburg, Moscow, Odessa
Total dimensions of the fruit bowl: 14.8 x 32 x 20.3 cm (height x width x depth)
Silver weight: approx. 1048 grams
Very good condition
The fruit bowl is designed in the Louis XVI taste
Provenance: German private collection
Literature: comp. a similar crafted fruit bowl by Fabergé, depicted at Gilodo, Russian Silver, Moscow 1994, no. 108 f.

This fruit bowl was crafted in the workshop of the famous Russian gold and silversmith and jeweler Peter Carl Fabergé (1846-1920) in the late 19th century. The oval silver bowl is designed in the Louis XVI taste. On four bales feet stands the oval corpus with two lifted, ear-shaped handles with pine cone finials. The walls adorn laurel festoons. Additionally, there is an oval-cylindrical, presumably original glass insert with knocked décor cut. On the front side of the silver bowl is the engraved monogram ‘K’ for Eduard Kirschten, who was the director of the largest Russian rubber factory Russian American India-Rubber Company ‘Treugolnik’ in St. Petersburg in the late 19th century.

The silver bowl is hallmarked with F. Fabergé’s signature in Cyrillic with imperial warrant, fineness 84 as well as Moscow Kokoschnik hallmark 1899-1908 and assay master ‘? ?’ (Ivan Lebedkin). The fruit bowl of silver and the glass insert are in very good condition. The total dimensions of the fruit bowl are 14.8 x 32 x 20.3 cm (height x width x depth). The silver weighs approximately 1048 grams.

Peter Carl Fabergé (1846-1920)

Peter Carl Fabergé was born into a German-Baltic family of jewelers and took over the family’s jewelry shop in 1872. Besides working as a jeweler he also worked at the Hermitage in St. Petersburg, where he cataloged the jewelry collection together with his brother. Fabergé obtained his breakthrough with the now world-famous Fabergé eggs; the first egg was awarded a gold medal by the Russian Emperor Alexander III. Henceforth, numerous masterpieces were created, many commissioned by the royal family. The Russian Revolution ended Fabergé’s business, but today his creations remain highly sought after by collectors. The ornate eggs fetch several million euros on the international auction market. (tm)

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