A Rare Fabergé jewelled bloodstone model of an anteater, St Petersburg, circa 1900

Acquired by George Howard, Baron Howard of Henderskelfe (1920 – 1984);

Thence by descent.

Exhibition catalogue, ed. S. Dale, Fabergé: The Castle Howard Collection, London, 1995, p. 18, illustrated

Exhibition catalogue, ed. G. von Habsburg, Fabergé: Imperial Craftsman and his World, London, 2000, p. 303, illustrated

Exhibition catalogue, ed. E. Welander-Berggren, Fabergé: Goldsmith to the Tsar, Stockholm, 1997, p. 110, illustrated

London, Tessier, Fabergé: The Castle Howard Collection, 20 November – 9 December 1995, no. 13

Stockholm, Nationalmuseum, Fabergé: Tsarens Guldsmed, 6 June – 19 October 1997, no. 44

London, HHA AGM, Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, 1997

Wilmington, River Front Arts Centre, Fabergé: Imperial Craftsman and his World, 2000, no. 787 

For a carving of the same design, executed in aventurine quartz, please see exhibition catalogue, ed. G. von Habsburg, Fabergé: Hofjuwelier der Zarenhof, Munich, p. 194, no. 300. illustrated.