Russian Works of Art & Fabergé
A portrait of the Russian Art market today
The Russian Art market continues to be one of the fastest growing and most exciting areas within the international art market. The period of 2007 to 2008 was marked by several record-breaking results in sales of both Russian Pictures and Russian Works of Art. Furthermore, despite challenging economic conditions, 2008 and 2009 have seen strong overall sale results, testifying to the continuing strength and potential of this market.
Russian Art sales feature exceptional decorative works of art, including rare works by Fabergé, icons with silver and enamel oklads, enamels, silver, Imperial and Soviet porcelain, militaria and bronzes. Only the highest quality works, dating from the early 18th century to the beginning of the 20th century, are selected for auction.
Leading the Fabergé market
Christie's has had a long and successful history of selling works by Fabergé. In November 2007 an important Fabergé egg from the Rothschild family collection sold for £8.9 million ($18.5 million) in our Russian Works of Art sale in London. This sale established world auction records for a Russian work of art, a work by Fabergé and a timepiece. With the sale of the Imperial Winter Egg, which realized $9,580,000 in April 2002, Christie's also achieved the second highest price for a Russian work of art sold at auction and the second highest auction record for a work by Fabergé. Christie's remains the global market leader in Fabergé sales. In the Russian Art sale in New York in April 2009, Christie's attained an impressive 74% market share of all Fabergé sales.
Christie’s expertise
Christie’s international Russian department has over 130 years of specialist experience and, with specialists based in London, New York and Paris, we offer a calendar of major sales throughout the year, in April, June and November.
See also: Russian Pictures
Upcoming Sales from this department
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Dec 2009 1 10:30am
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Dec 2009 2 2pm
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Apr 2010 23 10am & 2pm
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Jun 2010 8 11am & 2:30pm
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Jun 2010 10 2pm
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Nov 2010 30 10:30am
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Nov 2010 30 2:30pm
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Dec 2010 2 2pm
Department Contact Info
Specialist Profiles
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London, King Street
Anthony PhillipsInternational Director
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Alexis de Tiesenhausen
International Department Head
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Sarah Mansfield
Department Head
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Malgorzata Bek
Specialist
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London, South Kensington
Gower WilliamsDepartment Head
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New York
Mark MoehrkeDirector - Russian Works of Art
London, King Street Contacts
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Anthony Phillips
International Director
aphillips@christies.com Tel: +44 (0)20 7389 2663 -
Alexis Tiesenhausen
International Department Head
atiesenhausen@christies.com Tel: +44 (0)20 7389 2605 -
Sarah Mansfield
Department Head
smansfield@christies.com Tel: +44 (0)20 7389 2927 -
Mark Moehrke
Director - Russian Works of Art
mmoehrke@christies.com Tel: +1 212 468 7168
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Camilla de Winton
Specialist
cdewinton@christies.com Tel: +44 (0)20 7389 2848 -
Malgorzata Bek
Specialist
mbek@christies.com Tel: +44 (0)20 7389 5949 -
Bethan Richards
Department Administrator
brichards@christies.com Tel: +44 (0)20 7389 2662
London, South Kensington Contacts
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Gower Williams
Department Head
gwilliams@christies.com Tel: +44 (0)20 7752 3210 -
Milica Zekavica
Department Administrator
mzekavica@christies.com Tel: +44 (0)20 7752 3210
Moscow Contacts
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Matthew Stephenson
Managing Director, Christie's Russia
mstephenson@christies.com Tel: +44 (0)20 7389 2318 / +7 495 937 6364
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Anastasia Volobueva
Client Liaison, Christie's Russia
avolobueva@christies.com Tel: +7 495 937 6364
New York Contacts
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Mark Moehrke
Director - Russian Works of Art
mmoehrke@christies.com Tel: +1 212 468 7168
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Ksenya Malina
Department Administrator
kmalina@christies.com Tel: +1 212 636 2260
Paris Contacts
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Nicolas Kaenzig
Specialist
nkaenzig@christies.com Tel: +33 1 40 76 86 03
London, King Street Contacts
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Sandra Nedvetskaia
Head Client Liaison
snedvetskaia@christies.com Tel: +44 (0)20 7389 2547 -
Natalie Costaras
Client Liaison
ncostaras@christies.com Tel: +44 (0)20 7389 2318 -
Ksenia Apukhtina
Client Liaison
kapukhtina@christies.com Tel: +44 (0)20 7389 2066
New York Contacts
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Yana Balan
Client Liason
ybalan@christies.com Tel: +1 212 636 2108
Exceptional Prices
A jeweled vari-coloured gold-mounted and enameled egg on plinth, incorporating a clock and an automaton by Karl Fabergé, workmaster Michael Perchin, St. Petersburg, dated 1902
Price realized: £8,980,500 ($17,867,602)
November 2007, London
Price realized: £8,980,500 ($17,867,602)
November 2007, London
A silver-gilt and cloisonné enamel punch set marked P. Ovchinnikov with Imperial warrant, overstriking the Cyrillic initials ‘AO’ Moscow, 1896-1908
Price realized: $959,400
April 2008, New York
Price realized: $959,400
April 2008, New York
A pair of monumental two-handled porcelain vases by the Imperial Porcelain Factory, St. Petersburg, period of Nicholas I, 1844
Price realized: £2,808,000 ($5,472,637)
November 2006, London
Price realized: £2,808,000 ($5,472,637)
November 2006, London
A rare and highly important carved carnelian figure of a gnome mounted as scent flask marked Fabergé, workmaster's mark of Henrik Wigström, St. Petersburg, 1908-1917
Price realized: $1,384,000
April 2007, New York
World auction record for a sculpture by the artist
Price realized: $1,384,000
April 2007, New York
World auction record for a sculpture by the artist
A Russian jeweled two-colour gold-mounted guilloché enameled silver clock, marked Fabergé with the Imperial Warrant, Moscow, 1896-1908, with scratched inventory numbers 28288 and 361802
Price realized: £1,240,000 ($2,281,071)
June 2006, London
Price realized: £1,240,000 ($2,281,071)
June 2006, London
An important parcel-gilt silver and niello soup tureen, mark of Semen Petrov Kuzov, assaymaster Andrei Titov, Moscow, circa 1795
Price realized: $338,500
April 2009, New York
Price realized: $338,500
April 2009, New York
Saint Nicholas the Miracle-Worker of Myra
The icon painted by Mikhail Dikariov, the oklad marked by Jakov Fedorovitch Mishukov, Moscow, 1894
Price realized: $434,400
June 2007, London World auction record for an icon
The icon painted by Mikhail Dikariov, the oklad marked by Jakov Fedorovitch Mishukov, Moscow, 1894
Price realized: $434,400
June 2007, London World auction record for an icon
An unusually large jewelled carved nephrite model of an elephant by Fabergé, circa 1900
Price realized: $601,000
April 2008, New York
Price realized: $601,000
April 2008, New York
An extremely rare jewelled, enamel and gold Russian Field Marshal’s Baton, marked Keibel, St. Petersburg, circa 1878, 72 zolotniks gold standard, with later stamped inventory number 1822
Price realized: $903,500
October 2004, New York
Price realized: $903,500
October 2004, New York
An extremely rare Order of St. George, 2nd class, St. Petersburg, 1908-1917
Price realized: £481,250 ($945,434)
June 2008, London
Price realized: £481,250 ($945,434)
June 2008, London
A highly important monumental silver presentation punch bowl formed as a kovsh, marked Fabergé and with the workmaster's mark of Julius Rappoport, St. Petersburg, circa 1891
Price realized: £468,500 ($969,240)
November 2007, London
Price realized: £468,500 ($969,240)
November 2007, London
A Russian two-colour gold and enamel-mounted rock-crystal double pill box, marked Fabergé, with workmaster’s mark of Michael Perchin, St. Petersburg, 1896-1908, with scratched inventory number 5880(?)
Price realized: £220,800 ($435,049)
January 2007, London
Price realized: £220,800 ($435,049)
January 2007, London
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