A silver lighter modelled as a seated Baboon
Fabergé under Imperial Warrant, workmaster Julius Rappoport, St. Petersburg, 1890s
Fabergé under Imperial Warrant, workmaster Julius Rappoport, St. Petersburg, 1890s
realistically cast as a sitting baboon holding its tail, the surface finely cast and chased to simulate fur texture, its hinged head opens to reveal the lighter fluid compartment, the hollow tail providing the outlet for the taper, marked under base and inside the lid, 88 standard
height: 10.5cm (4 1/8in).
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Property from a private collection, USA
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Fabergé under Imperial Warrant, workmaster Julius Rappoport, St. Petersburg, 1890s
Fabergé under Imperial Warrant, workmaster Julius Rappoport, St. Petersburg, 1890s
realistically cast as a sitting baboon holding its tail, the surface finely cast and chased to simulate fur texture, its hinged head opens to reveal the lighter fluid compartment, the hollow tail providing the outlet for the taper, marked under base and inside the lid, 88 standard
height: 10.5cm (4 1/8in).
Provenance
Property from a private collection, USA
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