MARKED FABERGÉ AND WITH THE WORKMASTER'S MARK OF JULIUS RAPPOPORT, MOSCOW, CIRCA 1896, WITH SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 345

Details

A SILVER BEAKER
marked Fabergé and with the workmaster's mark of Julius Rappoport, Moscow, circa 1896, with scratched inventory number 345
Chased with rococo scrolls and trefoil pattern, the front cartouche with the engraved inscription 'From the Czar of Russia to Sir Myles Fenton 1894', gilt interior, marked
3 1/16in. (7.8cm.) high
3.835oz. (119.3gr.)

Provenance

Sir Myles Fenton, England Sotheby's Geneva, 14 May 1987, lot 355, bought by A La Vieille Russie as agent

Literature

Forbes, C. & Tromeur-Brenner, R. Fabergé, The Forbes Collection, New York, 1999, p. 256, ill. p. 257

Exhibited

Edinburgh, The Fine Art Society, Fabergé and the Edwardians, 1987, no. 27. ill.
Aberdeen, The Aberdeen Art Gallery and Museum, Fabergé and the Edwardians, 1987, no. 27, ill.
New York, Place des Antiquaires, Fabergé Silver from The Forbes Magazine Collection, 1987/88, no cat.
Kansas City, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Fabergé Silver from The Forbes Magazine Collection, 1988
Cheekwood, The Tennessee Botanical Gardens and Fine Arts Center, Fabergé Silver from the Forbes Magazine Collection, 1988, no cat. Atlanta, The High Museum Antiques Show, Fabergé Silver from The Forbes Magazine Collection, 1988, no cat.
Seattle, The Bank of California, Fabergé Silver from The Forbes Magazine Collection, 1988/89, no cat.
St. Louis, The St. Louis Antiques Show, Fabergé Silver from The Forbes Magazine Collection, 1989, no cat.
Oklahoma City, The Oklahoma Art Center, Fabergé Silver from The Forbes Magazine Collection, 1989/90, no cat.
Tulsa, The Philbrook Museum of Art, Fabergé Silver from The Forbes Magazine Collection, 1990, no cat.
Cleveland, The Cleveland Museum of Natural History, Fabergé Silver from The Forbes Magazine Collection, 1990, no cat.
Memphis, The Dixon Gallery and Gardens, Fabergé Silver from The Forbes Magazine Collection, 1990, no cat.
London, Sotheby's, Fabergé Silver from The Forbes Magazine Collection, 1991, no. 18, p. 3, 29, ill. p. 29
Charlotte, The Mint Museum, Fabergé Silver from The Forbes Magazine Collection, 1994, no. cat.
Albuquerque, The Museum of Natural History and Science, Fabergé Silver from The Forbes Magazine Collection, 1996, no cat.

Special notice

On rare occasions, Zachys and Christie's guarantee a minimum price to the consignor of property. This is such a lot. Guaranteed lots are also subject to a reserve, unless otherwise stated.

Lot Essay

Myles Fenton (1830-1918) was General Manager of the Metropolitan Railway from 1856 onwards, later becoming the Consulting Director of the South-Eastern and Chatham Railway. Knighted in 1889, he was also made a Chevalier of the Legion of Honour of France and an Officer of the Order of Leopol of Belgium. He lived at Redstone Hall in Redhill, Surrey.

In June 1894, the Tsetsarevich Nicholas Alexandrovich (the future Nicholas II) spent one month in Great Britain at Windsor Castle in the company of Princess Alix of Hesse, his future wife, the Empress Alexandra Feodorovna whom he married later the same year.

It was customary for members of the Imperial Russian family to offer gifts to people they met or were introduced to during their foreign trips.
Often, these gifts were presented later on and not during the meeting, which would explain why in this case, the inscription on the beaker says Tsar and not Tsetsarevich. Nicholas became Tsar at the end of 1894.

We are grateful to Valentin Skurlov for the above information.

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