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Published Multi-Gemstone Carving: The Kvass Seller
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Published Multi-Gemstone Carving: The Kvass Seller
By I. Borovikov
For the House of Fabergé Jewelry Salon
St. Petersburg, Russia
A published object, this figure depicts classic Russian imagery: the Kvass seller. Kvass is a fermented beverage (of less than 1.2% alchohol) made from black or regular rye bread, the color of the bread contributing to the resulting color of the drink.
The present figure is carved of a variety of Russian minerals including: the hat, of brown and black obsidian; the beard of translucent brown agate; the face and hands of eosite quartz; the tunic, of red jasper; his teeth and the apron of white kascholong opal; the trousers, of nephrite; the boots of black obsidian which rest upon a circular base carved of jasper. With 16 jasper baranki (similar to bagels) suspended from a silver wire around his neck, and rock crystal stein and brown obsidian cask. This is a unique object, created as an edition of one. Height 10 3/4in
For the House of Fabergé Jewelry Salon
St. Petersburg, Russia
A published object, this figure depicts classic Russian imagery: the Kvass seller. Kvass is a fermented beverage (of less than 1.2% alchohol) made from black or regular rye bread, the color of the bread contributing to the resulting color of the drink.
The present figure is carved of a variety of Russian minerals including: the hat, of brown and black obsidian; the beard of translucent brown agate; the face and hands of eosite quartz; the tunic, of red jasper; his teeth and the apron of white kascholong opal; the trousers, of nephrite; the boots of black obsidian which rest upon a circular base carved of jasper. With 16 jasper baranki (similar to bagels) suspended from a silver wire around his neck, and rock crystal stein and brown obsidian cask. This is a unique object, created as an edition of one. Height 10 3/4in
Footnotes
Accompanied by a certificate from the House of Fabergé Gold Collection, St. Petersburg, Russia
Published in the book "K. Faberge and His Followers", by Valentin Skurlov, Tatiana Fabergé and Viktor Iluvin. Published 2009 by Leke Russia (Faces of Russia), St. Petersburg, Russia.