Lot n° 140
Estimation :
25000 - 30000
EUR
FABERGÉ
Rare table lighter for cigar in... - Lot 140 - Daguerre
FABERGÉ
Rare table lighter for cigar in the shape of a monkey in silver 88 zolotniks (916 ) finely
chiseled au naturel, representing him almost sitting, one hand on the ground, looking backwards, the tail
the tail serving as a receptacle for a wick of tinder (missing), the hinged head serving as a gas tank
gas tank, closed by a cap.
The interior in vermeil monogrammed WY. Good condition.
Saint Petersburg, 1899-1904.
Goldsmith : Isaac (Julius) RAPPOPORT (active 1883- 1908) for Carl Fabergé.
Engraved inventory number of the House of Fabergé: 15755.
H. 11 x W. 9,5 cm Weight 389,60 g
Provenance
French private collection.
Related works
- An identical monkey-shaped lighter is kept in the Kremlin Museums, Moscow (inv. MP-5667).
- An identical monkey-shaped lighter with the engraved inventory number 14569, sold at
Christie's London, 27 June 2007, lot 19, sold for GBP 168,000, resold at Sotheby's London, 2 December 2020,
lot 84, sold for GBP 47,880.
- An identical monkey-shaped lighter with engraved inventory number 7031 is in a private collection.
Literature
- G. von Habsburg, Fabergé: Imperial Craftsman and His World, 2000, no. 185, illustration p. 118.
- K. Snowman, Carl Fabergé Goldsmith to the Imperial Court of Russia, New York, 1998, p. 40.
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