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Wigström, Henrik. Miniature Bathroom Chair (Bidet), 1908–17. gold, nephrite, enamel, pearls, Overall: 8.3 x 3.5 x 4.5 cm (3 1/4 x 1 3/8 x 1 3/4 in.). The India Early Minshall Collection, 1966.455. Copyrighted.

Miniature Bathroom Chair (Bidet)

1908–17

Henrik Wigström

Henrik Wigström (Russian, 1862–1923)

Decorative Art and Design

Miniature Bathroom Chair (Bidet), 1908–17. Henrik Wigström (Russian, 1862–1923), House of Fabergé (Russian, 1842–1918). Gold, nephrite, enamel, pearls; overall: 8.3 x 3.5 x 4.5 cm (3 1/4 x 1 3/8 x 1 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The India Early Minshall Collection 1966.455 The giving of small precious objects as intimate gifts between family members within the imperial court was spurred by the House of Fabergé's seemingly endless supply of bejeweled utilitarian objects decorated as expensively as possible, such as this stamp moistener disguising as an exquisite miniature bathroom chair (bidet) in the Louis XVI taste of the late 1700s. The seat of this miniature bathroom chair cleverly opens to reveal a small compartment probably containing a damp sponge or ball of cotton to moisten stamps on a desk.
Maker/Artist
Wigström, Henrik
Classification
Miscellaneous
Formatted Medium
gold, nephrite, enamel, pearls
Dimensions
Overall: 8.3 x 3.5 x 4.5 cm (3 1/4 x 1 3/8 x 1 3/4 in.)
Inscribed
Inscription: Kokoshnik, 72, lower case alpha; 72; H.W. [initials of worksmaster Henrik Wigström]; Fabergé; 25256 [scratched].
Accession Number
1966.455
Credit Line
The India Early Minshall Collection
Rights Statement
Copyrighted
Museum Location
211 Fabergé

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