A two-color gold-mounted bowenite Hand-seal
A two-color gold-mounted bowenite Hand-seal

MARKED FABERGÉ, WORKMASTER MICHAEL PERCHIN, ST. PETERSBURG, 1896-1908, WITH SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 3830

Details
A two-color gold-mounted bowenite Hand-seal
marked Fabergé, workmaster Michael Perchin, St. Petersburg, 1896-1908, with scratched inventory number 3830
Of square section, the handle with oblong head and tapered stem mounted with a ribbed mount with spreading base embellished with a chased laurel band, the cornelian matrix engraved with a coat of arms, marked on base
2½in. (6.4cm.) high
Provenance
Wartski, London
Exhibited
London, Victoria and Albert Museum, Goldsmith to the Imperial Court of Russia, Fabergé 1846-1920, (1977), no.R53, illustrated p.122.