Lot Essay
We thank Dr. Valentin Skurlov for his help with the provenance of this lot.
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BY FABERGÉ, WORKMASTER ERIK KOLLIN, ST. PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1890, WITH SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 45280
Details
A jewelled, gold and rock-crystal Table-seal
by Fabergé, workmaster Erik Kollin, St. Petersburg, circa 1890, with scratched inventory number 45280
Cylindrical, the polished hardstone body encircled by a gold serpent with old European-cut diamonds and cabochon sapphire head, marked on the tail
3in. (7.5cm.) high
by Fabergé, workmaster Erik Kollin, St. Petersburg, circa 1890, with scratched inventory number 45280
Cylindrical, the polished hardstone body encircled by a gold serpent with old European-cut diamonds and cabochon sapphire head, marked on the tail
3in. (7.5cm.) high
Provenance
Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna, ordered on 7 December 1892, price 275 rubles.
King Christian IX of Denmark, the gift of his daughter above.
King Christian IX of Denmark, the gift of his daughter above.
Literature
Alexander von Solodkoff, Fabergé, (London, 1988), illustrated p.10.
Exhibited
Hamburg, Museum fr Kunst und Gewerbe, Fabergé - Juwelier des Zarenhofes, (1995), no.132.