Карл Густавович Фаберже Peter Carl Fabergé

Карл Густавович Фаберже – Peter Carl Fabergé

Astuccio Portasigari in oro massiccio 14 Kr.
Rubini Cabuchon e Diamanti taglio vecchio.
Reca le iniziali di Nicola II Zar di Russia.

i punzoni:

Punzone: “Faberge” per esteso in cirillico
Punzone: “HW” le iniziali di Henrik Wigstrom (1862 – 1930),
l’orafo che eseguiva per Faberge le opere in stile Luigi XVI e Impero.
Punzone: “56 con le armi della città”, simbolo di San Pietroburgo fino al 1899.

Reca le iniziali di Nikolaj Aleksandrovic Romanov (1868 – 1918),
ultimo Zar di Russia, Zar di Polonia, Mosca, Kiev, Vladimir, Novgorod,
Kazan, Astrachan e Siberia, Granduca di Finlandia e Lituania.

Misure: altezza 18,5 cm diametro 3 cm
Peso: Kg. 200 gr ( lb. 441.01 )

Punzone Fabergé in caratteri cirillico. (utilizzato in oggetti di medie grandi dimensioni)

Punzone con Marchio di Stato Russo dell’ottocento (in uso fino al 1899)

punzone HW (Henrik Wigstrom Workmaster)

Henrik Wigström (1862 – 1930), di origine finlandese, assistente di Perchin dal 1886 e capo workmaster dopo la sua morte nel 1903. I suoi oggetti sono spesso simili a quelli di Perchin ma tendono ad essere in stile Lous XVI o Impero. Quasi tutti gli animali pietre dure e figure sono state prodotte sotto la sua supervisione.

Hallmarks and signatures on Fabergé’s objects

The Standard Marks

The Russian gold and silver standards in general use at this time where reckoned in zolotniks.

Ninety-six zolotniks correspond to pure silver and to 24 carat gold.

The most frequently found proportions for silver are 84 and 88 zolotniks:

The rarer 91 zolotnik marks often help to identify objects made for export.

Te corresponding standards in the West are 875, 916 and 947 / 1000, while English “sterling” silver presupposes a standard of at least 925 / 1000.

For gold the Russian standard marks are 56 and 72 zolotniks, corresponding to 14 and 18 carat gold.

Fabergé mainly used the higher standards of these metal alloys.

The Russian State Marks

Nineteenth Century (until 1899):

The following marks are found on objects, together with the assay-master’s initials and the date:

For St. Petersburg: the arms of the city, the crossed anchors and vertical sceptre.

For Moscow: the arms of city, St. George and Dragon.

Fabergé’s Signatures

St. Petersburg: Fabergé’s full signature (without initial) in Cirillic characters , wherever possible

The Workmasters

Henrik Wigstrom (1862 – 1930), of Finnish origin, Perchin’s assistant from 1886 and head workmaster after his death in 1903. His objects are often similar to those of Perchin but tend to be in the Lous XVI or Empire style. Nearly all the hardstone animals and figures were produced under his supervision.