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Lot 511
  • 511

A rare Fabergé silver-gilt and enamel gum pot, Moscow, 1908-1917

Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 GBP
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Description

  • Silver, enamel
  • height 7.2cm, 2 3/4 in.
of baluster form and rounded triangular section, the three flattened sides with roundels of raised exotic flowerheads on opaque blue-green enamel grounds, the collar and shoulders of purple enamel within scrolls and pellets, the spherical brush handle with swirling gadroons, flared foot, struck KF in Cyrillic, 88 standard, scratched inventory number 22750

Condition

Excellent condition with one tiny dent to the base rim visible in the catalogue photo. Attractive and well-made
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