ArtCult - Les nouvelles du marché de l'art.-THE CHRISTIE'S SALE OF RUSSIAN WORKS OF ART-MARKET

Christie's sale of RussianWorks of Art Including the Rothschild Fabergé Egg

London – Wednesday, 28 November2007

Sale no: 7461 – Top Ten

[Allsold prices include buyer's premium]

Sold:	£13,289,850	$27,377,091	€18,512,761
Lots Sold: 133	Lots Offered: 167	Sold by Lot:80 %	Sold by £: 90%
Exchange Rate£:= $2.060 / €1.393

Lot	Description	Estimate (£)	Purchase Price	Buyer
55	A jewelled vari-coloured gold-mounted and enamelled egg on plinth, incorporating a clock and an automaton, by Karl Fabergé, workmaster Michael Perchin, St. Petersburg, dated 1902 WORLD RECORD PRICE FOR A RUSSIAN ART OBJECT AT AUCTION WORLD RECORD PRICE FOR A TIMEPIECE AT AUCTION	6,000,000-9,000,000	£8,980,500 $18,499,830 €12,509,837	Russian Private
84	A highly important monumental silver presentation punch bowl formed as a kovsh, marked Fabergé and with the workmaster's mark of Julius Rappoport, St. Petersburg, circa 1891	250,000-350,000	£468,500 $965,110 €652,621	Anonymous
22	A full set of insignia of the Grand Cross of the Order of St. Catherine, circa 1889	80,000-120,000	£401,300 $826,678 €559,011	Anonymous
133	A large silver casket, Cyrillic mark of Khlebnikov with the Imperial warrant, Moscow, 1908-1917	35,000-45,000	£228,500 $470,710 €318,301	Russian Trade
24	The order of St. Andrew the first-called mark of Wilhelm Keibel with the Imperial warrant, St. Petersburg, circa 1890	80,000-120,000	£216,500 $445,990 €301,585	Russian Trade
79	A jewelled nephrite Imperial presentation snuff-box by Bolin, workmaster's mark of Nikolai Chernokov, St. Petersburg, 1908-1917	150,000-250,000	£180,500 $371,830 €251,437	Anonymous
23	A star of the Order of St. Anne with paste diamonds circa 1865	40,000-60,000	£168,500 $347,110 €234,721	Russian Trade
80	A silver-mounted ceramic vase, marked Fabergé with the Imperial warrant, Moscow, circa 1890, with scratched inventory number 6289	15,000-20,000	£132,500 $272,950 €184,573	Anonymous
53	A jewelled enamelled gold cigarette-case, marked Fabergé, workmaster's mark of Henrik Wigström, St. Petersburg, 1908-1917, with scratched inventory number 23851, and London import marks for 1913	7,000-10,000	£102,500 $211,150 €142,783	UK Trade
123	A silver-gilt and enamel tea-pot, Cyrillic mark of Ivan Khlebnikov with Imperial warrant, Moscow, 1886	10,000-15,000	£102,500 $211,150 €142,783	Anonymous

Anthony Phillips, International Director of Silver and Russian Works of Art, and Alexis de Tiesenhausen, International Head of Russian Art: We are very pleased with the results of this sale, and particularly for the record price realised by The Rothschild Fabergé Egg; the quality of the craftsmanship, combined with its exceptional condition, rarity, provenance, and the fact that it is the only example to have remained in the ownership of the family for whom it was commissioned, all combine to make The Rothschild Egg a truly magnificent work of art. During the last two months, we have exhibited the Egg in London, Moscow, Paris, Geneva and New York, and many thousands of people have flocked to Christie's to see and appreciate its magnificence for themselves. Elsewhere in the sale, we saw determined bidding across the board, with many lots selling far above their pre-sale estimates.

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