FABERGE, Years 1900-1910 - Lot 26

FABERGE, Years 1900-1910 Oval nephrite jade bowl, the rim ringed with fluted silver 916‰ (88 zolothniks) exempt enhanced with translucent green enamel interspersed with white enameled lattice motifs. Signed "???????" and numbered at the tip "991C". Marked "?A" by Atelier Feodor AFANASIEV. Russian hallmarks, Moscow, Period 1908-1917. Dimensions: 8.7x16.9x2.2cm. P. Gross weight: 195 g. (Two crosspieces missing, small enamel chips). The House of Fabergé specialized in the manufacture of objets d'art in hard and decorative stones (bowenite, nephrite jade, malachite, agate and rock crystal). The use of nephrite jade in the production of objets de vertu can be found on numerous occasions in Fabergé's work (eggs, cane handles, boxes, bowls). As in the case of our goblet, the settings are often delicate and enhanced by translucent enamel on an engraved or guilloché background, characteristic of the House. Fabergé worked with numerous workshops, including that of Feodor Afanasiev (or Afanassiev), from 1907 to 1918. He specialized in the manufacture of objets de vertu and small accessories in vermeil and enamel.