Lot 6
  • 6

A Fabergé gem-set varicolor gold and guilloché enamel parasol handle, workmaster Henrik Wigström, St. Petersburg, 1908-1917

Estimate
14,000 - 18,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • gold, enamel, diamond, rubies, brass; hollywood, silver, velvet (box)
  • height (without screw) 2 1/8 in., 5.4 cm
tapering cylindrical, enameled pale chartreuse over a guilloché ground within two-color gold laurel borders, the terminal centered with a collet-set diamond, with ribbon-tied laurel swags in two-color gold descending from collet-set rubies, struck with workmaster's initials and 56 standard, contained in fitted holly wood box

Condition

a small loss to enamel near the ruby on one side with other abrasions to the surface below the gold swag; all are visible under black light
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