A GEM-SET NEPHRITE MATCH HOLDER IN THE FORM OF A FROG
A GEM-SET NEPHRITE MATCH HOLDER IN THE FORM OF A FROG
A GEM-SET NEPHRITE MATCH HOLDER IN THE FORM OF A FROG
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A GEM-SET NEPHRITE MATCH HOLDER IN THE FORM OF A FROG

PROBABLY BY FABERGÉ, CIRCA 1900

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A GEM-SET NEPHRITE MATCH HOLDER IN THE FORM OF A FROG
PROBABLY BY FABERGÉ, CIRCA 1900
Realistically modeled as a frog with gold-mounted cabochon garnet eyes, with a carved match compartment in the middle, apparently unmarked
3 ½ in. (9 cm.) long
Provenance
By repute, with A La Vieille Russie, New York.
By repute, acquired by Annie Laurie Aitken (1900-1984) and Russell Barnett Aitken (1910-2002) from the above, 1960s.

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