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BY FABERGÉ, MOSCOW, CIRCA 1890
Details
A SILVER-MOUNTED CLAY BRICK MATCH HOLDER
BY FABERGÉ, MOSCOW, CIRCA 1890
The rectangular clay brick with two match compartments, with textured sides for striking, mounted on two sides with silver satyrs, the brick inscribed under base in Russian 'Factory / [of] A.Gusarev / in Moscow', apparently unmarked; in the original fitted Fabergé wooden case
4 5⁄8 in. (12 cm.) long
BY FABERGÉ, MOSCOW, CIRCA 1890
The rectangular clay brick with two match compartments, with textured sides for striking, mounted on two sides with silver satyrs, the brick inscribed under base in Russian 'Factory / [of] A.Gusarev / in Moscow', apparently unmarked; in the original fitted Fabergé wooden case
4 5⁄8 in. (12 cm.) long
Provenance
With A La Vieille Russie, New York, 1982.
The Forbes Collection.
Important Works of Art by Carl Fabergé from the Forbes Collection; Christie's, New York, 19 April 2002, lot 91.
The Forbes Collection.
Important Works of Art by Carl Fabergé from the Forbes Collection; Christie's, New York, 19 April 2002, lot 91.
Literature
A. von Solodkoff, Masterpieces from the House of Fabergé, New York, 1984, p.173 (illustrated).
C. Forbes, R. Tromeur-Brenner, Fabergé, The Forbes Collection, New York, 1999, pp. 238-239 (illustrated).
C. Forbes, R. Tromeur-Brenner, Fabergé, The Forbes Collection, New York, 1999, pp. 238-239 (illustrated).
Exhibited
Virginia/ Minneapolis/ Chicago, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, The Minneapolis Institute of Art, The Art Institute of Chicago, Fabergé, Selections from The Forbes Magazine Collection, 1983, no. 6.
Fort Worth, The Kimbell Art Museum, Fabergé, The Forbes Magazine Collection, 1983, no. 67.
Detroit, The Detroit Institute of Arts, Fabergé, The Forbes Magazine Collection, 1984, no. 36.
Edinburgh/ Aberdeen, The Fine Art Society, Aberdeen Art Gallery and Museum, Fabergé and the Edwardians, 1987, no. 5.
New York/ Kansas City/ Atlanta, Place des Antiquaires, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, The High Museum Antiques Show, Fabergé Silver from The Forbes Magazine Collection, 1987-1988.
Fort Worth, The Kimbell Art Museum, Fabergé, The Forbes Magazine Collection, 1983, no. 67.
Detroit, The Detroit Institute of Arts, Fabergé, The Forbes Magazine Collection, 1984, no. 36.
Edinburgh/ Aberdeen, The Fine Art Society, Aberdeen Art Gallery and Museum, Fabergé and the Edwardians, 1987, no. 5.
New York/ Kansas City/ Atlanta, Place des Antiquaires, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, The High Museum Antiques Show, Fabergé Silver from The Forbes Magazine Collection, 1987-1988.
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Margo Oganesian
Head of Department, Fabergé and Russian Works of Art