A Fabergé gilded silver and guilloché enamel kovsh, workmaster Anders (Antti) Nevalainen, St. Petersburg, 1898-1904

the exterior of the circular bowl enameled in translucent salmon over wavy engine-turning below a polished rim, the base inset with a 1785 coin of Catherine II, struck with workmaster's initials, 84 standard, scratched inventory number 7254, later French control mark

elegant and attractive, small area of repair on one side, only a few traces of gilding remaining on polished silver surfaces, one pinprick ding to one side of the hook handle
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For a comparable Nevalainen kovsh with red enamel, see Sotheby's London, 23 November 2011, lot 591.