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A Fabergé silver and guilloché enamel dressing set, workmaster Hjalmar Armfelt, St. Petersburg, 1904-1908
Estimate
7,000 - 9,000 USD
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Description
- silver, enamel
- length of largest box 9 3/8 in.
- 23.8 cm
comprising two cut-glass boxes, two hand mirrors, one hairbrush and one clothes brush, all enameled in translucent pale blue over a wavy guilloché ground, centering a vacant oval cartouche, all within a reeded ribbon-tied silver border, marked throughout, with scratched inventory number 14804, 91 standard
Provenance
Christie's New York, April 15, 2013, Sale 2693, lot 12
A La Vieille Russie, New York, sold 1992
A La Vieille Russie, New York, sold 1992
Condition
all but the clothes brush with areas of enamel losses around edges of mounts, the smaller hand mirror and the hairbrush with significant enamel loss, the hairbrush with bristle mount detached, the clothes brush missing a large number of bristles, two mirrors with some chips to edges of glass and surface scratches, the boxes with small chips to edges of cut-glass
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.