Lot 130
  • 130

A Fabergé Carved Rose Agate and Varicolor Gold Small Oval Box, Workmaster Michael Perchin, St. Petersburg, circa 1890

Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
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Description

  • marked with workmaster's initials, Fabergé in Cyrillic, and with later Soviet control marks

  • Gold, agate, diamonds
  • Length 3 in.
  • 7.6 cm
the base fluted in a sunburst design with alternating panels of red and yellow gold, the hinged cover set with a carved and polished mottled red and pink agate bordered by rose-cut diamonds

Provenance

Sotheby Parke Bernet, New York, June 23-24, 1980, lot 934.

Condition

overall good condition; some rubbing to underside of case consisent with age and use
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