Fabergé, Gold Boxes & Vertu | Including the Castle Howard Collection

Fabergé, Gold Boxes & Vertu | Including the Castle Howard Collection

Fabergé & Vertu from Castle Howard

An agate egg-shaped bonbonnière with varicoloured gold mounts, maker's mark G.S., St Petersburg, 1899-1903

Lot closes

May 16, 12:54 PM GMT

Estimate

8,000 - 12,000 CHF

Current Bid

2,400 CHF

25 Bids

No reserve

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Lot Details

Description

the honey coloured hardstone body bound with laurel chased mounts, supported on a red enamel and leaf chased tripod, struck with maker's initials, 56 standard


height 11.8 cm; 4 ⅝ in.

Acquired by George Howard, Baron Howard of Henderskelfe (1920 – 1984);

Thence by descent.

Exhibition catalogue, ed. S. Dale, Fabergé: The Castle Howard Collection, London, 1995, p. 23, illustrated

London, Tessier, Fabergé: The Castle Howard Collection, 20 November – 9 December 1995, no. 21

London, HHA AGM, Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, 1997

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