A JEWELLED GOLD-MOUNTED RHODONITE, NEPHRITE, AGATE AND ROCK CRYSTAL STUDY OF WILD STRAWBERRY, IN THE STYLE OF THE HOUSE OF CARL FABERGÉ, 20TH CENTURY
Property from the Brooklyn Museum, sold to Support Museum Collections
Property from the Brooklyn Museum, sold to Support Museum Collections
A JEWELLED GOLD-MOUNTED RHODONITE, NEPHRITE, AGATE AND ROCK CRYSTAL STUDY OF WILD STRAWBERRY, IN THE STYLE OF THE HOUSE OF CARL FABERGÉ, 20TH CENTURY
Formed as a cluster of rhodonite berries on a finely textured gold stem terminating in a blossom with rock crystal petals and a gem-set stigma, mounted with five nephrite leaves in tapering banded agate vase inset with natural mineral crystals emulating soil, bearing marks for Fabergé and ‘H.W.’ on stem.
height 16.5cm, 6 1/2in.
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