A jewelled gold match-holder and striker
A jewelled gold match-holder and striker

BY FABERGÉ, WORKMASTER AUGUST HOLMSTRÖM, ST. PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1890, WITH SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 8990

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A jewelled gold match-holder and striker
by Fabergé, workmaster August Holmström, St. Petersburg, circa 1890, with scratched inventory number 8990
Oblong, the sides engraved with geometric motifs, the top set with a cabochon sapphire and rose-cut diamond-set trefoil, the inside reveals a match case and a striker, with suspension loop and ring, marked on loop
1¾in. (4.5cm.) high

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