Ruzhnikov - Silver Animals

Magnificent Silver

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English Silver Caviar Server G. J. Dennis 2002 silver length: 90 cm; height: 35 cm; width: 53 cm; weight 34-35 kg hallmarked: ‘London, 2002’

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Monumental silver caviar server on an oval wooden base, with stylized waves and shells to the body and a cast sturgeon to the removable lid. The interior is fitted with five glass dishes in a framework and a liner for crushed ice. Originally commissioned by the Silver Fund, London, England. Holds up to 650 ounces of caviar.

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English Silver Trophy 1896 silver height: 51 cm length: 61 cm weight: 7,650 gr assay mark of Birmingham, 1896 base inscribed: ARCTIC PRINCE / Derby 1951 / To Willie Stephenson from Joe McGrath, To commemorate a good job well done

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Provenance Joseph McGrath (1887-1966) William Stephenson (1911-1988), presented in 1951 Realistically cast silver model of a racehorse. After Epsom Derby of 1951, the model was presented to William ‘Willie’ Stephenson, the trainer of the Arctic Prince – the winner of the race – by the horse’s owner Joseph McGrath, Irish politician and businessman. The competition, with its total prize of about £22,000 (equivalent of over £1,000,000 in today’s money), is still known as the most valuable race ever run in England.

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Arctic Prince’s brief racing career lasted less than a year, from 1950 to 1951, and consisted of only five races. The horse won two races including the 1951 Epsom Derby and was retired after breaking down at Ascot in July of the same year.

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Fabergé Silver Model of a Pheasant on a Marble Base Fabergé, Moscow circa 1900 silver, marble height: 13 cm maker’s mark: K.Fabergé with Imperial Warrant above assay master’s mark: Cyrillic initials I.L. for Ivan Lebedkin silver standard: 84 zolotnik Exhibitions Rome, Museo del Corso, Fabergé, 30 October 2003 - 18 January 2004 Bibliography Fabergé, Geza Von Habsburg, Rome, 2003, p. 82

The realistically-chased bird contemplating a caterpillar, mounted on marble pedestal base.

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German Silver & Enamel Bowl Koch & Bergfeld

circa 1910 silver, enamel diameter: 61 cm; height: 38 cm marked KOCH & BERGFELD STERLING

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Art Nouveau sterling silver and enamel jardiniere embossed with fish-shape design executed by Koch & Bergfeld after Albin Müller’s design. The use of the word ‘Sterling’ indicates this piece was probably intended for export to the United States.

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Koch & Bergfeld – one of the oldest active German silverware manufacturers.

In the 1900’s, the firm made a remarkable contribution to the history of applied art playing an important role in the development of the Historicism and Art Nouveau movements in Germany.

Koch & Bergfeld executed designs

by Hugo Leven, Albin Müller and Henry van der Velde (KrekelAalberse).

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Russian Silver-Gilt Tea Set Fabergé

1891 silver maker’s mark: K.Fabergé with Imperial Warrant above assay master’s mark: Cyrillic initials A.A. silver standard: 84 zolotnik

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A fine quality silver-gilt six-piece tea set by FabergĂŠ comprising a samovar, teapot, covered sugar bowl, cream jug, bowl on a tray. Fully marked with the FabergĂŠ stamp.

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Silver Model of an Octopus A realistically cast silver sculpture of an octopus.

Continental Europe, 20th century height: 24 cm width: 44 cm weight: 7,630 kg

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Silver Model of a Sailing Yacht England, 20th century height: 127 cm length: 104 cm width: 42 cm

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A meticulously cast massive sterling silver model of a sailing boat, very accurate in rendition, resting on a silver base chased to emulate waves mounted on a wooden plinth; stamped “TIFFANY & Co Makers Sterling Silver 925-1000 W�.

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