Fine Jewellery - Day 1 - 9th December 2020
Lot 283
An early 20th century bowenite figure of a bear cub, probably by Fabergé
Estimate £8,000 - £12,000 | Hammer £21000
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Description
An early 20th century bowenite figure of a bear cub, probably by Fabergé, standing and with head forward, with rose-cut ruby eyes, 5.5cm long
Provenance: Previously sold Sotheby's, Imperial & Royal Presents, 24.11.2008, ex lot 93
Exhibited:
Munich, Kunsthalle der Hypo-Kulturstiftung, Fabergé Hofjuwelier de Zaren, 5.12.1986 - 22.2.1987, cat. no. 303
Munich, Kunsthalle der Hypo-Kulturstiftung, Faberge-Cartier Rivalen am Zarenhof, 28.11.2003 - 12.04.2004, cat. no. 372
Literature:
von Habsburg, G., Fabergé Hofjuwelier de Zaren, Munich, 1986, pp. 194-5
von Habsburg, G., Fabergé-Cartier Rivalen am Zarenhof, Munich, 2003, p. 255