Around the year 1900, the Moscow branch of the House of Fabergé, unlike its Petersburg counterpart, readily adopted the Art Nouveau movement, sometimes even combining it with ancient Russian floral motifs. In Russia, this phenomenon was dubbed the “modern style.”
This exquisite tea and coffee set with embossed patterns against “muddy” opaque enamel was released in Moscow in the early 20th century. This sort of velvety enamel of restrained, dark hues, characteristic of Art Nouveau objets d’art, was often used to decorate jewelry boxes and other items with elements of Russian romanticism.
The set consists of a teapot, coffee pot, creamer, sugar bowl, sugar tongs and a tea strainer.