A Fabergé vari-color gold and transparent enamel parasol handle, workmaster Henrik Wigström, St. Petersburg, 1908-1913

of tapering, rectangular form, the surface of translucent white opalescent enamel over an engine-turned ground within two-color gold chased laurel borders, marked with workmaster's initials, 72 standard, FABERGE engraved in Latin letters, and scratched inventory number 23580

Purchased by Mrs. Jules Porgès from Fabergé's London branch on 15 December 1913 for 12 pounds

overall good condition
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Jules Porgès was a Vienna-born, Paris-based financier who was among the first to invest in South Africa's gold and diamond mines. He and his wife, who amassed important collections of art and jewelry, made numerous purchases from Fabergé. This piece, like some other examples of items sold through Fabergé's London shop, was inscribed with the firm's name in Latin letters. We are grateful to Svetlana Chestnykh for assistance in cataloguing this lot.