A Fabergé jewelled gold and guilloché enamel paper knife, Moscow, 1899-1908

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Auction Closed

November 28, 05:26 PM GMT

Estimate

8,000 - 12,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

the pink gold blade tapering towards the handle, the handle with a band of diamonds at each end and enamelled in translucent lime green, wrapped in a spiral of gold foliage, the terminal set with a pointed cabochon amethyst, in its original fitted case, struck to the blade with KF in Cyrillic, 56 standard, scratched inventory number 27192

length 13cm; 5 in.

Acquired by the grandmother of the present owner in Russia or Paris in the first quarter of the 20^th century.