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Flower Study of a Lowbush Cranberry or Lingonberry

c. 1885–1915
maker

House of Fabergé

(Russian, 1842–1918)
Culture
Russia, St. Petersburg
Medium
chalcedony, jade, rock crystal, gold
Measurements
Overall: 11.5 x 4.8 cm (4 1/2 x 1 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
The India Early Minshall Collection 1966.446
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211 Fabergé
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The stems of Fabergé’s flower studies are set into little basins carved from rock crystal to resemble pots of water.

Description

This flower study depicts a lowbush cranberry or lingonberry. To achieve a naturalistic effect of ripening fruit, Fabergé varied the coloring of the berries. Some are made of chalcedony in hues of milky white to represent unripe berries, while others appear in deep reddish agate to represent ripe ones. Fabergé’s inspiration for his flower studies is said to have come from the floral brooches of precious stones that were made in the 1700s for Catherine the Great as well as from the Japanese art of flower arranging, known as ikebana. Fabergé’s flower studies were given as intimate gifts to friends by the tsarina and others in the court. She also liked to take them around to wherever the imperial family was residing as a reminder of spring during the harsh Russian winters.
Sculpture representing a stem of lowbush cranberry or lingonberry stood up in a transparent glass with a cone-shaped body and cylindrical neck. The berries have a gold stem branching into two sections with teardrop-shaped, jade, green leaves. At the top, five berries cluster on the left branch, and four on the right. Spherical, the berries are milky white, washed out red, or dark red. The glass appears filled with water until the cylindrical neck.

Flower Study of a Lowbush Cranberry or Lingonberry

c. 1885–1915

House of Fabergé

(Russian, 1842–1918)
Russia, St. Petersburg

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