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A SILVER-MOUNTED CLAY BRICK MATCH HOLDER

Lot 25
02.12.2025 00:00UTC +00:00
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CHRISTIE'S
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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ID 1507855
Lot 25 | A SILVER-MOUNTED CLAY BRICK MATCH HOLDER
Estimate value
£ 30 000 – 50 000
A SILVER-MOUNTED CLAY BRICK MATCH HOLDER
BY FABERGÉ, WORKMASTER ERIK KOLLIN, ST PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1890
The rectangular clay brick with two match compartments and textured front for striking, mounted with silver handles shaped as entwined snakes, the brick inscribed under base in Russian 'Factory / [of] A. Gusarev / in Moscow', marked on mounts with workmaster's initials
4 3/8 in. (11 cm.) long, across handles




Provenance

Princess Maria von Baden, Duchess of Anhalt (1865-1939).
Collection of the Margraves of Baden; Sotheby’s, Baden-Baden, 5-21 October 1995, lot 1920.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 26 May 2004, lot 420.
Auction house category:All other types of objects
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