Lot n° 104
Estimation :
3000 - 5000
EUR
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Result
: 18 500EUR
RUSSIA - Lot 104
RUSSIA
Agate chimpanzee, finely carved and polished au naturel, gold eyes set with ruby cabochons.
Good condition.
By Alexis Denissoff-Ouralsky (1863-1926), 42 quai de la Moika, Saint Petersburg, circa 1900.
In its original light wood and cream silk case, with stamp.
H. 7 cm.
Gross weight: 60.9 g.
Related works
Our example is in the same pose as the chimpanzee by Fabergé, in agate with diamond eyes, H. 6.4 cm, circa 1900, in the Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, inv. 42.353.
Three other chimpanzees in different poses by Carl Fabergé are in the English Royal Collection.
Another chimpanzee by Denissoff-Ouralsky, with a slightly different pose, sold at Palm Beach auction gallery, July 8, 2015, lot 47.
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