Silver table lighter featuring an elephant. Saint Petersburg, early 20th century. This elephant is represented standing on its hind legs, trunk in the air, on a board placed across a tub. The board and the tub are decorated in trompe l'oeil, in imitation of wood. The head mounted on a hinge tilts back to allow access to the tank. Hallmarks: 84, St. Petersburg, 1899-1903, "БР. ГРАЧЕВЫ" under court supplier eagle (firm of Gratchev brothers). Height: 20 cm; diameter of the tub: 13.3 cm; weight: 666 g [Russian art]
Live Tuesday 16 May 2023・14:00 (Europe/Paris)
Lot no. 210

Silver table lighter featuring an elephant. Saint Petersburg, early 20th century. This elephant is represented standing on its hind legs, trunk in the air, on a board placed across a tub. The board and the tub are decorated in trompe l'oeil, in imitation of wood. The head mounted on a hinge tilts back to allow access to the tank. Hallmarks: 84, St. Petersburg, 1899-1903, "БР. ГРАЧЕВЫ" under court supplier eagle (firm of Gratchev brothers). Height: 20 cm; diameter of the tub: 13.3 cm; weight: 666 g [Russian art]

Result
€14,080
Buyer's premium
28%
Silver table lighter featuring an elephant. Saint Petersburg, early 20th century. This elephant is represented standing on its hind legs, trunk in the air, on a board placed across a tub. The board and the tub are decorated in trompe l'oeil, in imitation of wood. The head mounted on a hinge tilts back to allow access to the tank. Hallmarks: 84, St. Petersburg, 1899-1903, "БР. ГРАЧЕВЫ" under court supplier eagle (firm of Gratchev brothers). Height: 20 cm; diameter of the tub: 13.3 cm; weight: 666 g [Russian art]
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RUSSIAN ART
Tuesday 16 May 2023・14:00 (Europe/Paris)
Salle 4 - Hôtel Drouot 9, rue Drouot 75009 Paris