Lot Essay
Presented by the Armenian community of Teheran to the Shah in 1926.
MARKED FABERGÉ WITH IMPERIAL WARRANT, WORKMASTER ALEXANDER WÄKEVA, ST. PETERSBURG, 1899-1908, WITH SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 16686, THE LADEL 1908-1917
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An important large covered Tureen and Ladle
marked Fabergé with Imperial Warrant, workmaster Alexander Wäkeva, St. Petersburg, 1899-1908, with scratched inventory number 16686, the ladel 1908-1917
Cylindrical, on four foliate scroll feel, the partly fluted convex lower section with beaded border, the cylindrical body with laurel and berry ribon-tied swags and two wreaths enclosing two later oval plaques with Armenian inscriptions, with repoussé and chased laurel and berry upper border, the two handles of foliate scroll form, the cover with central repoussé and engraved foliate dome and pinecone, foliage and berry finial, the ladle with similar decoration, gilt interiors, marked on the cover, base and bowl of ladle
14 in. (35.5 cm.) high
5,829 gr. gross (2)
marked Fabergé with Imperial Warrant, workmaster Alexander Wäkeva, St. Petersburg, 1899-1908, with scratched inventory number 16686, the ladel 1908-1917
Cylindrical, on four foliate scroll feel, the partly fluted convex lower section with beaded border, the cylindrical body with laurel and berry ribon-tied swags and two wreaths enclosing two later oval plaques with Armenian inscriptions, with repoussé and chased laurel and berry upper border, the two handles of foliate scroll form, the cover with central repoussé and engraved foliate dome and pinecone, foliage and berry finial, the ladle with similar decoration, gilt interiors, marked on the cover, base and bowl of ladle
14 in. (35.5 cm.) high
5,829 gr. gross (2)