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拍品專文
This whimsical bowenite gum pot in the form of a pear was acquired by the Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna from the St Petersburg branch of Fabergé on 3 January 1901 for 80 roubles. The original invoice is inscribed in French ‘Noël’, indicating that the items she acquired from Fabergé that month were likely intended as Christmas gifts for her family and friends.
Gum pots in the shapes of various fruits and vegetables were particularly favoured by Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna, who acquired several pieces, likely as small gifts. Their playful nature perfectly captures the inventive spirit and genius of Fabergé.
The Fabergé design for a comparable pear-shaped gum pot is illustrated in the album of completed pieces by Henrik Wigström (lot 48). For another similar bowenite gum pot shaped as a pear, see G. von Habsburg, Fabergé, Munich, 1986, p. 160, no. 199.
We are grateful to Dmitry Krivoshey for his assistance with the research of the present lot.
Gum pots in the shapes of various fruits and vegetables were particularly favoured by Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna, who acquired several pieces, likely as small gifts. Their playful nature perfectly captures the inventive spirit and genius of Fabergé.
The Fabergé design for a comparable pear-shaped gum pot is illustrated in the album of completed pieces by Henrik Wigström (lot 48). For another similar bowenite gum pot shaped as a pear, see G. von Habsburg, Fabergé, Munich, 1986, p. 160, no. 199.
We are grateful to Dmitry Krivoshey for his assistance with the research of the present lot.