A RUSSIAN SILVER MOUNTED NEPHRITE BOTTLE STAND

Description:

St. Petersburg, ca. 1899-1908
H. 9/D. 12,6 cm
Cylindrical stand, silver mount with a palm-leaf pattern and laurel garlands. Kokoshnik mark with ‘Ya.L.’ for Yakov Lyapunov and 88 (zolotnik), maker’s mark BA for (Johann) Victor Aarne and the inscription FABERGE (in Cyrillic). Total weight approx. 738g. In good condition.
North German private collection
We are grateful to Alexander von Solodkoff for his expert advise