A SILVER MODEL OF A WILD BOAR ON A SILVER MOUNTED NEPHRIT BASE

Description:

Farbergé Workshops, probably St. Petersburg, 1908-17
6,3 x 8,5 x 5,5 cm incl. base
The animal with ruby eyes and golden tusks, mounted on a profiled nephrite plaque. The base is set in silver on four bun feet. Kokoshnik mark with ‘Alpha’ and 84 (zolotnik), Fabergé purveyor’s mark and master’s mark ‘I.P.’ - probably Julius Rappoport. Slight signs of age.
South German private collection