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Collection Online as of May 11, 2024

Miniature Compote

Miniature Compote

1896
(Russian, 1842–1918)
Russia
silver, aventurine quartz
Overall: 15.2 cm (6 in.)
Gift of the Hiller-Borneman Collection 2022.111
Location: 211 Fabergé

Did You Know?

Pink aventurine is the rarest form of this type of quartz, which is most commonly found in an olive green form.

Description

The House of Fabergé specialized in the creation of little treasures intended as opulent personal gifts. In creating luxurious accessories for a desk or tabletop, Fabergé often used native hardstones such as multicolored agate and quartz, green nephrite, pink rhodonite, and rock crystal found in the Ural Mountains of western Russia. Fabergé's designers often paired hardstones with silver mounts, particularly in the Moscow workshop where the silver studios were concentrated.
  • 2011
    (Wartski Ltd, London, sold to J. Randolph Hiller)
    2011–2022
    Hiller-Borneman Collection, Pittsburgh, PA, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    2022–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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