Bidspirit auction | Fabergé. Silver and Glass Caviar

Fabergé. Silver and Glass Caviar Bowl in the Form of a Fish, Moscow, 1899–1908 - A Rare Fabergé Cast Silver and Glass Caviar Bowl in the Form of a FishMoscow, firm of Karl Fabergé, 1899-1908.Silver, cut glass; casting, chasing, engraving, glass cutting.Silver weight: 617.5 g.Dimensions of the silver base: 30.5 × 9 × 3.5 cm.Dimensions of the glass liner: 22 × 9.3 × 6 cm.Marks: firm mark К. ФАБЕРЖЕ beneath the Imperial court supplier warrant,; Moscow assay mark; 84 zolotniki silver standard.A rare Fabergé caviar bowl, conceived as a sculptural table object in the form of a fish. The cast silver base is naturalistically modelled, with elongated body, spread tail and raised head, the surface finely chased to render scales, fins, gills and the expressive eye. The fish supports a removable clear glass liner of elongated oval form, decorated with cut ornament immitated the fish skin.