Lot Essay
For a similar nephrite elephant in the same pose see Christie's Geneva, 11 May 1983, lot 348.
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BY FABERG, ST. PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1890, WITH SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 22870
Details
A carved hardstone model of an Elephant
by Faberg, St. Petersburg, circa 1890, with scratched inventory number 22870
Humorously carved possibly of jasper of a reddish-brown hue, standing on its rear feet with front feet forward and curved trunk, with rose-cut diamond eyes, scratched under right foot, in original velvet and silk-lined wooden box, the cover stamped in Russian 'Faberg St.Petersburg Moscow. London' with Imperial warrant
2.3/8in. (6cm.) high
by Faberg, St. Petersburg, circa 1890, with scratched inventory number 22870
Humorously carved possibly of jasper of a reddish-brown hue, standing on its rear feet with front feet forward and curved trunk, with rose-cut diamond eyes, scratched under right foot, in original velvet and silk-lined wooden box, the cover stamped in Russian 'Faberg St.Petersburg Moscow. London' with Imperial warrant
2.3/8in. (6cm.) high
Provenance
Christie's Geneva, 17 November 1993, lot 290