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Auction archive: Lot number 105*

An agate carving of rabbits

The Russian Sale
5 Jun 2019
Estimate
£10,000 - £15,000
ca. US$12,716 - US$19,075
Price realised:
n. a.
Auction archive: Lot number 105*

An agate carving of rabbits

The Russian Sale
5 Jun 2019
Estimate
£10,000 - £15,000
ca. US$12,716 - US$19,075
Price realised:
n. a.
Beschreibung:

An agate carving of rabbits Fabergé, circa 1900 formed as a pair of nestling rabbits from two agate specimens, both inset with rose-cut diamond eyes length: 6.5cm (2 9/16in). Fußnoten Provenance Caroline, Lady Oppenheimer (1899-1971) Then by direct descent Enchanting animal groups are well represented in the Royal Collection including a doe and three baby rabbits purchased from Fabergé London in 1913 by Grand Duchess Vladimir of Russia (de Guitaut Fabergé's Animals: A Royal Farm in Miniature, Royal Collection, London, 2010, p. 108), or visit the Royal Collection website www.rct.uk for RCIN 40409. The charm of such groups was admired beyond the royal family, as evidenced by a pair of agate rabbits included in a Wartski Exhibition on Belgrave Square in 1934 on loan by Lady Juliet Duff (1881-1965) whose collection of animals and flowers was on display. The rendering of the fur is particularly successful in the proposed lot and the choice of stone capturing colour gradations lends individuality to each of the conjoined rabbits.

Auction archive: Lot number 105*
Auction:
Datum:
5 Jun 2019
Auction house:
Bonhams London
London, New Bond Street 101 New Bond Street London W1S 1SR Tel: +44 20 7447 7447 Fax : +44 207 447 7401 info@bonhams.com
Beschreibung:

An agate carving of rabbits Fabergé, circa 1900 formed as a pair of nestling rabbits from two agate specimens, both inset with rose-cut diamond eyes length: 6.5cm (2 9/16in). Fußnoten Provenance Caroline, Lady Oppenheimer (1899-1971) Then by direct descent Enchanting animal groups are well represented in the Royal Collection including a doe and three baby rabbits purchased from Fabergé London in 1913 by Grand Duchess Vladimir of Russia (de Guitaut Fabergé's Animals: A Royal Farm in Miniature, Royal Collection, London, 2010, p. 108), or visit the Royal Collection website www.rct.uk for RCIN 40409. The charm of such groups was admired beyond the royal family, as evidenced by a pair of agate rabbits included in a Wartski Exhibition on Belgrave Square in 1934 on loan by Lady Juliet Duff (1881-1965) whose collection of animals and flowers was on display. The rendering of the fur is particularly successful in the proposed lot and the choice of stone capturing colour gradations lends individuality to each of the conjoined rabbits.

Auction archive: Lot number 105*
Auction:
Datum:
5 Jun 2019
Auction house:
Bonhams London
London, New Bond Street 101 New Bond Street London W1S 1SR Tel: +44 20 7447 7447 Fax : +44 207 447 7401 info@bonhams.com
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