Lot 136
  • 136

A Fabergé Carved Bowenite Bell Push with Gold and Jeweled Mounts, Workmaster Michael Perchin, St. Petersburg, circa 1895-1899

Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
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Description

  • marked with workmaster's initials, Fabergé in Cyrillic, and 56 standard. Restorations.
  • Bowenite, gold, diamond, ruby
  • Length 2 in.
  • 5 cm
of square shape with rounded corners, the bowenite set within a  cage of scrolling gold floriated mounts, the top set with a cabochon ruby pushpiece surrounded by a collar of rose-cut diamonds and an applied gold floriated frame with diamonds set at the four corners

Condition

substantial restorations to mounts
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