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A silver cigar-cutter modelled as a carp
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A silver cigar-cutter modelled as a carp

BY FABERGÉ AND WITH THE WORKMASTER'S MARK OF HENRIK WIGSTRÖM, ST. PETERSBURG, 1908-1917, WITH SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 17039

細節
A silver cigar-cutter modelled as a carp
by Fabergé and with the workmaster's mark of Henrik Wigström, St. Petersburg, 1908-1917, with scratched inventory number 17039
Realistically modelled, the cabochon pink eyes set in gold forming the push-pieces, the mouth as the cutter, with small re-set button to one side, hinged base, marked on one fin and inside base
5¼in. (13.3cm.) long
6oz. (217gr.) gross
出版
A. Kenneth Snowman, The Art of Carl Fabergé (London, 1964) plate no.198.
注意事項
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis

拍品專文

Probably one of the best examples of how Fabergé workshops were able to transform functional items such as bellpushes, lighters or cigar-cutters into works of art in the form of silver sculptures modelled as animals.

The mark of the workmaster Henrik Wigström appears rather unusual for such a Fabergé silver item, but this is far from being a unique example. For similar items by Henrik Wigström or Michael Perchin with the most impeccable provenance see Munich, Kunsthalle der Hypo-Kulturstifting, Fabergé, Hofjuewlier der Zaren (1986) nos. 65 and 66 and Christie's New York, The Kazan Collection of Works of Art by Carl Fabergé, 15 April 1997, no.125.