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BY KARL WOERFFEL, ST PETERSBURG, LATE 19TH CENTURY
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A ROCK CRYSTAL HAND SEAL
BY KARL WOERFFEL, ST PETERSBURG, LATE 19TH CENTURY
Carved in rock crystal, as Atlas carrying the world, the matrix vacant, unmarked; in a silk and velvet-lined leather box stamped in Russian 'K.F. Woerffel' beneath the Imperial Warrant
1 5/8 in. (4.2 cm.) high
BY KARL WOERFFEL, ST PETERSBURG, LATE 19TH CENTURY
Carved in rock crystal, as Atlas carrying the world, the matrix vacant, unmarked; in a silk and velvet-lined leather box stamped in Russian 'K.F. Woerffel' beneath the Imperial Warrant
1 5/8 in. (4.2 cm.) high
Provenance
Prince Vladimir Petrovich Troubetzkoy (1885-1954).
By descent to the present owner.
By descent to the present owner.
Special notice
These lots have been imported from outside the EU for sale using a Temporary Import regime. Import VAT is payable (at 5%) on the Hammer price. VAT is also payable (at 20%) on the buyer’s Premium on a VAT inclusive basis. When a buyer of such a lot has registered an EU address but wishes to export the lot or complete the import into another EU country, he must advise Christie's immediately after the auction.
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