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| Keywords: House of Fabergé - Spirit Lamp in the Form of a Samovar - Walters 571911.jpg Walters Art Museum artwork Creator House of Fabergé This spirit lamp is in the form of a samovar an ornate urn traditionally used for making tea in Russia A cotton wick extends beyond the inner tube that would have served as the heating element in a samovar Impressed in the lid is an Imperial eagle and an inscription in Cyrillic that translates K Fabergé Jeweler of the Court/St Petersburg A similar spirit lamp with the St Petersburg assay mark for 1908-17 was produced in gold under the direction of Henrik Wigström Vladimir Soloviev assumed control of an independent workshop that had been founded in St Petersburg by Phillip Theodor Ringe 1824-82 and had subsequently been operated by Anders Mickelson 1839-1918 All of Soloviev's work dates from the last decade of the Fabergé firm's existence early Other date century 20 silver-gilt 88 zolotnik ivory cm 12 7 accession number 57 1911 9638 Dr N Dorin Ischlondsky New York date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum December 1961 by gift Gift of Dr N Dorin Ischlondsky 1961 inscribed in Cyrillic K Fabergé Jeweler of the Court / St Petersburg The Fabergé Menagerie The Walters Art Museum Baltimore; Columbus Museum of Art Columbus; Portland Art Museum Portland 2003-2004 place of origin St Petersburg Russia PD-old-auto 1920 Fabergé tableware Collections of the Walters Art Museum Silver-gilt | ||||
