A Fabergé gold-mounted lapis lazuli snuff box, workmaster Henrik Wigström, St Petersburg, 1899-1908
No reserve
Auction Closed
November 30, 06:31 PM GMT
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
A Fabergé gold-mounted lapis lazuli snuff box, workmaster Henrik Wigström, St Petersburg, 1899-1908
the hardstone panels set in cagework mounts set with seed-pearls and chased with dash and pellet borders, the lid surmounted with an imperial double-headed eagle set with rose-cut diamonds, struck to the base and inside edge with workmaster’s initials in Latin and Fabergé in Cyrillic, also with George Stockwell 1928 import marks, 56 standard
length 5.7cm; 2¼in.
From the Estate of Catherine Eddy Spencer Beveridge (29 June 1881 – 28 May 1970, Chicago)
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