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Auction: 26052 - Jewellery & Objets de Vertu
Lot: 100

(x) ALEXANDER WÄKEVÄ FOR FABERGÉ, A SILVER DISH
ST. PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1908-1917
An Imperial Russian neoclassical silver dish of shallow circular form, the exterior rim applied with a continuous chased band of Greek key (meander) ornament, framed by fine parallel wirework borders.
Workmaster's mark 'AW' for Alexander Wäkevä
Marked for Fabergé
Stamped for 88 zolotnik silver standard
Size/dimensions: 8.00cm diameter
Gross weight: 75.78g

The dish is free of warps or dents. The exterior exhibits a desirable natural aged patina, with some soft surface scratches as expected. The hallmarks remain sharp and highly legible, and the piece is offered in very good condition.


Fabergé’s St Petersburg production was not made in a single factory but by a group of semi-independent workshops, each headed by a master craftsman, or workmaster, who worked exclusively for the firm and struck his own initials alongside the Fabergé mark. Silver for the St Petersburg house was supplied by a small number of these specialists. Among the most important was the Finnish-born silversmith Stefan Wäkevä, whose workshop made much of the firm’s table silver and presentation silver. After his death in 1910, his son Alexander continued the workshop under his own mark, “A.W.”

Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

Estimate
£900 to £1,200

Starting price
£650