AUGUST 2024 SALE OF FINE ARTS & COLLECTIBLES

A FABERGE, RUSSIAN SILVER FABERGE BOWL WITH COIN 1751

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Start price: $1,200

Estimated price: $1,700 - $2,000

Buyer's premium:

It is of a classical form with a decorated rim and the bottom made of a silver coin (reign of Elizabeth, 1751), struck with workmaster’s initials: JW (Stefan Väkevä), 84 proof, female head looking left, K. FABERGE and a scratched inventory number: 10166.

Weight: 2.3 o., 66 g.

Footnote: Stefan Väkevä, his son and daughter-in-law used the version S•W, K.W., A.W, and J.W. in their masters’ marks, probably because version W sounds more exotic to a Finnish ear. That is (according to the descendants) the reason Stefan decided to use the W in his masters’ mark. The offspring modeled their marks on their father’s mark.

Weight: 2.3 o., 66 g.

D: 2 5/8 in., (6.3 cm.), H: 1 3/16 in., (3 cm.)

Condition: Excellent.