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BY FABERGÉ, WITH THE WORKMASTER'S MARK OF MICHAEL PERCHIN, ST PETERBURG, CIRCA 1890, SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 1582
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A GEM-SET TWO-COLOUR GOLD-MOUNTED BOWENITE AND GUILLOCHÉ ENAMEL BELL-PUSH
BY FABERGÉ, WITH THE WORKMASTER'S MARK OF MICHAEL PERCHIN, ST PETERBURG, CIRCA 1890, SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 1582
The spherical bowenite body with a band of pink guilloché enamel between reeded borders and applied with entwined laurel, the upper mount surrounded by ribbon-tied swags, the lower mount with a cabochon garnet push-piece, marked on borders
2 in. (5.1 cm.) high
BY FABERGÉ, WITH THE WORKMASTER'S MARK OF MICHAEL PERCHIN, ST PETERBURG, CIRCA 1890, SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 1582
The spherical bowenite body with a band of pink guilloché enamel between reeded borders and applied with entwined laurel, the upper mount surrounded by ribbon-tied swags, the lower mount with a cabochon garnet push-piece, marked on borders
2 in. (5.1 cm.) high
Provenance
Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna (1847-1928), purchased from Fabergé's St Petersburg branch on 14 April 1899 for 135 roubles.
The Collection of King George I of the Hellenes; Christie's, London, 24 January 2007, lot 411.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
The Collection of King George I of the Hellenes; Christie's, London, 24 January 2007, lot 411.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
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