A SILVER-MOUNTED KARELIAN BIRCH CUP BY FABERGÉ, WORKMASTER JULIUS RAPPOPORT,...
The spherical wood cup mounted with a finely cast and chased silver crab and scrolling marine foliage, marked on underside with 'Fabergé' in Cyrillic beneath the Imperial warrant and with workmaster's initials, also with later Latvian import marks
51⁄2 in. (14 cm.) diameter
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Julius Rappoport created many of Fabergé’s superbly modelled animal figures, many of which were made as functional objects, such as bell-pushes, table lighters, ewers and cups. The inspiration for these animals, which combine imagination with close observation of nature, came from a variety of sources, including European silver sculpture, Japanese netsuke and Far Eastern animal figures. The influence of the latter can be particularly seen in the present cup.
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The spherical wood cup mounted with a finely cast and chased silver crab and scrolling marine foliage, marked on underside with 'Fabergé' in Cyrillic beneath the Imperial warrant and with workmaster's initials, also with later Latvian import marks
51⁄2 in. (14 cm.) diameter
Lot Essay
Julius Rappoport created many of Fabergé’s superbly modelled animal figures, many of which were made as functional objects, such as bell-pushes, table lighters, ewers and cups. The inspiration for these animals, which combine imagination with close observation of nature, came from a variety of sources, including European silver sculpture, Japanese netsuke and Far Eastern animal figures. The influence of the latter can be particularly seen in the present cup.
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