Ceramic kovsh with gem-set silver mounts, by Fabergé, c.1900

A ceramic kovsh by the Imperial Stroganov school with slightly raised spout, on circular foot chased with coil design at intervals. The glazed earthenware body is mounted with cabochon garnets within beaded borders, reeded rim, pierced upswept handle and mounted with flower-heads in shaped cells.

Gift of the Harry and Josiane Woolf collection

Gift of the Harry and Josiane Woolf collection. Purchased from Christies, London, 28th May 2012, lot 255. Listed at Christies, London 29th November 2021, lot 80 but not sold.

Exhibited at:
Fabergé, Hofjuwelier der Zaren Kunsthalle der Hypo-Kulturstiftung, Munich, 5th December 1986-8th March 1987

The Josiane Woolf Fabergé Collection Habsburg Feldman, New York, 3rd-9th November 1988

Carl Fabergé. Kostbarkeiten Russischer Goldschmiedekunst der Jahrkunderwende, Museum Bellerive, Zurich, 31st May-3rd September 1989

Fabergé from Private Collections, Wartski, London, 2-15th December 1992

Fabergé: Imperial Jeweller, Hermitage State Museum, St. Petersburg, 18th June-15th August 1993, Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, 24th September 1993-2nd January 1994, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 26th January-10th April 1994

Fabergé, Juwelier des Zarenhofes Kunstgewerbemuseum, Hamburg, 12th April-25th June 1995

Fabergé from Private Collections – An exhibition on behalf of Music in Country Churches, Spencer House, London, 8th December 1998

Fabergé, Imperial Craftsman and his World, Riverfront Arts Centre, Wilmington, Delaware, 14th August 2000-28th February 2001

Fabergé/Cartier, Rivals at the Tsar’s Court, Kunsthalle der Hypo-Kulturstiftung, Munich, 28th November 2003-12th April 2004

Carl Fabergé: A Private Collection, Wartski, London, 15th-25th May 2012

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