Lot 10
10
A GOLD-MOUNTED CARVED BOWENITE BELL-PUSH
A GOLD-MOUNTED CARVED BOWENITE BELL-PUSH

BY FABERG, WORKMASTER PROBABLY MICHAEL PERCHIN, ST. PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1890, WITH SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 12511

Details
A GOLD-MOUNTED CARVED BOWENITE BELL-PUSH
by Faberg, workmaster probably Michael Perchin, St. Petersburg, circa 1890, with scratched inventory number 12511
Realistically carved as a pear with chased gold stem and cabochon garnet pushpiece, marked on stem, in original fitted case stamped 'Faberg St. Petersburg, Moscow, Odessa' with Imperial warrant
3in. (7.6cm.) high

Lot Essay

For gum-pots of similar design see A. von Solodkoff, Faberg (London, 1988) p.10, illustrated, and Christie's Geneva, 17 May 1994, lot 264.