A silver-mounted Hand-seal
A silver-mounted Hand-seal

BY FABERGÉ, CIRCA 1890, WITH SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 674C

Details
A silver-mounted Hand-seal
by Fabergé, circa 1890, with scratched inventory number 674C
The ovoid handle decorated with scroll and geometric motifs, on circular fluted stem and spreading foot, the matrix engraved with the entwined initials 'MN', apparently unmarked, in original velvet and silk lined leather case, the cover stamped in Russian 'Fabergé St. Petersburg Moscow' with Imperial warrant
1.5/8in. (4.2cm.) high
Provenance
Christie's Geneva, 26 April 1978, lot 336.