A varicolour gold-mounted and palisander wood etui, Anna Ringe, St Petersburg, 1899-1903

Property from a Private Collection, USA

A varicolour gold-mounted and palisander wood etui, workmaster Anna Ringe, St Petersburg, 1899-1903

the palisander body applied with green gold laurel swags hanging from moonstones, under pink gold openwork mounts, set with a moonstone pushpiece, the lid applied with a moonstone cabochon on a reeded sunburst mount, struck on the inside with workmaster’s initials, 56 standard, scratched inventory number 2005

height 9.5cm, 3 4/5in.