Walking stick, in the style of Peter Carl Faberge, St Petersburg 1846 - 1920 Switzerland

Walking stick
In the style of Peter Carl Faberge
St Petersburg 1846 - 1920 Switzerland
Wooden cane
Russian jade handle
Silver enamel
Red enamel with silver-gilt decorative elements
Total length 96.5 cm, handle length 11 cm, ornamental shaft length 4.5 cm
Total weight 572g

The goldsmith and jeweller Peter Carl Faberge is known for his artistic jewellery, especially the Faberge eggs. However, he also produced other works and exerted great influence on subsequent generations of jewellers.

The Faberge walking sticks, which could be made of hard stones, enamel, and precious stones, are exceptional and revive 18th century craftsmanship techniques that Carl Faberge discovered during his Grand Tour of Europe. Walking sticks were popular as objects of power and prestige long before Faberge. Still, in the first half of the 20th century, Faberge developed detailed and magnificently crafted walking sticks together with workshop manager Henrik Wigstroem. For example, enamel was applied to the metal areas, here in a red guilloche ground under gilded decorative elements.