Russian Fabergé Neoclassical Silver Dinner Knife and Fork, Moscow, circa 1900
From the Romanov era, period of Tsar Nicholas II, a silver knife and fork pair in the classical taste by Russia’s most famous silversmith, Carl Fabergé, the fork enhanced with reed-and-tie stem and shaped handle, the knife en suite, fitted with a silver plated steel blade stamped Made for C. Fabergé in Latin. A perfect gift, completely original and in good condition.
The knife stamped on the sleeve with the Cyrillic initials KF, a kokoshnik (Russian headdress stamp) for Moscow, 1899-1908, 84 for the Russian silver standard; the fork stamped with the Imperial Warrant of Fabergé, 84 and Moscow 1908-1917. Each engraved with a family crest.
The knife: 10 ¾ in. ( 27.3 cm) long; the fork: 9 in. (22.9 cm) long.
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For another Russian Fabergé silver knife and fork set in our shop see Ref. no 275MB. For a Fabergé silver dip pen see Ref. no. 243M.
SKU: 276M
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The Fabergé Moscow workshop was more profitable than its more famous St. Petersburg headquarters, as the costs were lower to produce the vast quantities of silver to meet the huge demand from rich Muscovite merchant classes and the bourgeoisie. Like Tiffany’s the branch produced illustrated catalogues advertising their wares. The 1893 issue reveals a variety of jewelry and silver in all price ranges, from simple gold brooches with initials for 3 rubles 50 kopeks to a magnificent diamond rivière necklace for 35,000.
For more information on the Fabergé market, see Beyond Fabergé: Imperial Russian Jewelry, Marie Betteley and David Schimmelpenninck van der Oye, Schiffer, 2020.
