SOLD. Russian Fabergé silver tea pot and sugar bowl. Workmaster Alexander Wäkevä, Moscow 1908-1917, inventory no. 20855. Weight c. 1,048 gr. H. 15 cm and 11 cm. (2).

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Russian Fabergé silver tea pot and sugar bowl, gilt interior, gadrooned body with garlands and beading, ivory knob and handle. Workmaster Alexander Wäkevä, marked with the Imperial Warrant as purveyor to the Imperial Russian Court, Moscow 1908–1917, 88 standard, both with scratched inventory no. 20855. Weight c. 1,048 gr. H. 15 cm and 11 cm. (2).

Provenance: Seller's grandfather's brother, Peter Holm, who worked for the Great Nordic Telegraph Company in St. Petersburg before and after the Russian revolution 1917.

Auction

Russia, furniture, varia, carpets, 25 November 2015