Lot Essay
For a comparable caviar server by Fabergé, see U. Tillander-Godenhielm, Fabergén suomalaiset mestarit, Helsinki, 2011, p. 236.
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MARKED GRACHEV BROTHERS WITH THE IMPERIAL WARRANT, MARK OF A. MARTIANOV, ST PETERSBURG, 1895
Details
A PARCEL-GILT SILVER AND GLASS CAVIAR SERVING SET
MARKED GRACHEV BROTHERS WITH THE IMPERIAL WARRANT, MARK OF A. MARTIANOV, ST PETERSBURG, 1895
Comprising a round caviar server with hinged cover, with a glass liner, on four ball feet, a serving spoon and twelve forks, all engraved with a monogram ‘E.S.’, marked throughout; in the original fitted wood case, applied with a plaque engraved with a cypher 'ET' beneath a count's coronet
The caviar server, 5¾ in. (14.7 cm.) diameter
53.34 oz. (1,659 gr.)
MARKED GRACHEV BROTHERS WITH THE IMPERIAL WARRANT, MARK OF A. MARTIANOV, ST PETERSBURG, 1895
Comprising a round caviar server with hinged cover, with a glass liner, on four ball feet, a serving spoon and twelve forks, all engraved with a monogram ‘E.S.’, marked throughout; in the original fitted wood case, applied with a plaque engraved with a cypher 'ET' beneath a count's coronet
The caviar server, 5¾ in. (14.7 cm.) diameter
53.34 oz. (1,659 gr.)
Provenance
Acquired by the present owner from Jean Lombard Antiques in Geneva circa 1970s.
Special notice
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