2445

Containers:

Box SC-07 Box 1, Folder 6, Item SC07.01.5.161

Creator:

Schaffer Collection

Extent:

1 page

Scope and content:

Transcription: [double-headed eagle] The Schaffer Collection of Russian Imperial Art Treasures ROCKEFELLER CENTER NEW YORK #2445 An exceptional piece by the celebrated Russian Court jeweler, CARL G. FABERGE, is this large ash tray fashioned of gold. The shape is most graceful and unusual, being of trefoil design. From each of the three points thus formed, a gold handle extends, each handle being set with a gold coin of Catherine the Great, and dated 1766, 1773, and 1783. Fabergé was very fond of using these old Russian coins in completing his designs and they are here used to perfection. The coins are of green gold and are a fine contrast to the interior of the tray, which is a highly polished red gold. The exterior is a surprise feature, as it is finely fluted, with typical Fabergé precision and painstaking craftsmanship.

MRS. JOHN L. PRATT

Language:

English

Acquisition information:

Gift of Lillian Thomas Pratt.

Biographical / historical:

American--1

Physical description:

Paper

Physical facet:

Sales records

Other descriptive data:

Schaffer Collection, Russian Imperial Art Treasures, Rockefeller Center

Digitization of the Lillian Thomas Pratt Archives has been made possible by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Related material:

47.20.374

Names:

Schaffer Collection

Places:

New York (N.Y.)

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