Lot 139
  • 139

A Fabergé Diamond-Set Smoky Quartz and Enamel Parasol Handle, Workmaster Michael Perchin, St. Petersburg, circa 1895-1899

Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
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Description

  • marked with workmaster's initials and 56 standard, also with scratched inventory number 5856
  • Smokey quartz, gold, enamel, diamonds
  • Length 2 1/8 in. (excluding screw)
  • 5.4 cm
the fluted ball-shaped smoky quartz handle mounted with a collar in translucent navy blue and oyster enamel over a guilloché ground, the navy blue band decorated with chains of gold leaves, the collar within rose-cut diamond borders, with accompanying velvet stand

Provenance

A la Vieille Russie, New York

Condition

a few small chips to smoky quartz
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