A LARGE AND IMPRESSIVE GEM-SET SILVER-MOUNTED CUT-GLASS VASE

A LARGE AND IMPRESSIVE GEM-SET SILVER-MOUNTED CUT-GLASS VASE
BY FABERGÉ, MOSCOW, 1899-1908
Of tapering cylindrical form, the colourless glass body cut with a diamond and sunburst motifs, with two silver handles shaped as bogatyrs' heads, very finely cast and chased, also set with cabochon garnets, amethysts and a citrine, the rim chased with stylised scrolls in Neo-Russian style, marked on mounts with 'K. Fabergé' in Cyrillic beneath the Imperial warrant, engraved under the shoulder of one bogatyr with numeral '20'
14 ½ in. (37 cm.) high

Provenance
Henry Penn Wenger (1927-1997).
Bequeathed by the above to the present owner.