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Lot 136

A silver-mounted sandstone match holder
Fabergé, workmaster Julius Rappaport, St. Petersburg, 1899-1908

5 June 2013, 14:00 BST
London, New Bond Street

Sold for £34,850 inc. premium

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A silver-mounted sandstone match holder

Fabergé, workmaster Julius Rappaport, St. Petersburg, 1899-1908
the spherical sandstone body raised upon three silver ball feet, with silver scrolling handle and neck applied with entwining snake, 91 standard
height: 8.2cm (3 1/4in).

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The detailed depiction of writhing snakes in a variety of poses were used to great effect by the Fabergé workshops. The theme is likely to be drawn from bronze prototypes and underlines Fabergé's familiarity with a wide range of Japanese influences from netsuke to ikebana and origami.

For more on the Japanese taste, refer to Wartski catalogue for 2011 loan exhibition, Japonisme: From Falize to Fabergé.

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