Russian Works of Art, Fabergé and Icons
Russian Works of Art, Fabergé and Icons
Property from a Private Collection, Paris
A FABERGÉ JEWELLED GOLD, NEPHRITE AND GUILLOCHÉ ENAMEL MAGNIFYING GLASS, WORKMASTER HENRIK WIGSTRÖM, ST PETERSBURG, 1904-1908
Auction Closed
November 26, 06:32 PM GMT
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
Lot Details
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Property from a Private Collection, Paris
A FABERGÉ JEWELLED GOLD, NEPHRITE AND GUILLOCHÉ ENAMEL MAGNIFYING GLASS, WORKMASTER HENRIK WIGSTRÖM, ST PETERSBURG, 1904-1908
the mount enamelled in translucent pink guilloché applied with gold laurel leaves and opaque white bands within gold reserves, struck inside the rim with the workmaster’s initials, 56 standard, scratched inventory number 12275
length 14.7cm, 5⅞in.
Purchased from the St Petersburg branch of Fabergé by the Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna on 10 January 1906, for 175 roubles.
Christie's Geneva, 12 May 1981, lot 64
We are grateful for the assistance of Svetlana Chestnykh in researching the present lot.