
Daria Khristova nee Chernenko
Department Director
This auction has ended. View lot details
Sold for £34,850 inc. premium
Our Russian Paintings and Works of Art specialists can help you find a similar item at an auction or via a private sale.
Find your local specialist
Department Director
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.