Information and makers marks of Theo Faberge. Theo Fabergé (London, 26 September 1922 – 20 August 2007) was the grandson of Peter Carl Fabergé. His father Nicholas Fabergé, Carl’s youngest son, arrived in London in 1906 to help run the only branch of ‘The House of Fabergé’ outside Russia, in Dover Street, London. After 1917 Nicholas remained in London and in 1922 his son, Theo Fabergé was born. From an early age Theo Fabergé had a passion for making objects of a highly crafted standard. A fascination with the natural beauties of wood led Theo to explore the techniques of ornamental turning, the art of deep-cut engraving and sculpting woods, ivories and metals using precision lathes. He restored a Holtzappfel lathe originating from 1861, and in the 1950s began to design and make elegant objets d’art from rare wood and ivory, for pleasure and then as commissions. Reference: Wikipedia
Theo Faberge Maker’s Mark
Limited Edition Theo Faberge Gilded Over Cobalt Ground Winter Egg Music Box with Imperial Crown of Russia Finial with Ruby Cabochon in Presentation Box. Signed and numbered 666. Sterling silver interior base with vermeil crown winding mechanism. Egg measures 5-1/2″ x 3″. Box measures 7″ x 6-1/2″ squared. Condition: Music box is not running otherwise good condition.
Sold for US$600 at Kodner Galleries Inc in 2022
The Trafalgar Egg. An enamel, silver-gilt and parcel-gilt metal commemorative egg, Theo Fabergé, Birmingham, 2004
the upper section applied with reliefs of the Battle of Trafalgar and a replica of Admiral Lord Nelson’s Naval Medal on translucent blue enamel over chevron engine-turning, surmounted by a Russian Imperial crown set with a cabochon sapphire, the egg opening to reveal a parcel-gilt metal bust of Nelson, after Flaxman, the base applied with rope-festooned anchors, spreading foot, the underside inscribed ‘Theo Fabergé / Sarah Fabergé / No. 5’, in fitted case
18cm., 7⅛in. high
Sold for 4,410 GBP at Sotheby’s in 2021
