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Lot Essay
For the drawing of this bowl see Ulla Tillander-Godenhielm, Peter L. Schaffer, Alice Milica Ilich, Mark A. Schaffer, Golden Years of Fabergé Drawings and Objects from the Wigström Workshop, (New York, 2000), p.217.
The above lot nephrite was purchased for 150 roubles by the Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna, mother of Tsar Nicholas II in 1914. The ashtray is listed with other items on a Fabergé bill dated 3 April 1914 addressed to her.
We are grateful Valentin Skurlov for researching the above item.
The above lot nephrite was purchased for 150 roubles by the Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna, mother of Tsar Nicholas II in 1914. The ashtray is listed with other items on a Fabergé bill dated 3 April 1914 addressed to her.
We are grateful Valentin Skurlov for researching the above item.