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MARKED WITH THE UNRECORDED WORKMASTER'S INITIALS VS, ST. PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1890
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A gold-mounted and lapis lazuli treble Hand-seal
marked with the unrecorded workmaster's initials VS, St. Petersburg, circa 1890
Shaped cylindrical, the hardstone handle with mount of wavy openwork motifs with crescents on the rim, the waisted foot with two hinged mounts enclosing a further mount, each holding an oyster, orange and pale purple agate matrix engraved with a crest and entwined Cyrillic cypher 'EBE', marked on mount
3¾in. (9.5cm.) high
marked with the unrecorded workmaster's initials VS, St. Petersburg, circa 1890
Shaped cylindrical, the hardstone handle with mount of wavy openwork motifs with crescents on the rim, the waisted foot with two hinged mounts enclosing a further mount, each holding an oyster, orange and pale purple agate matrix engraved with a crest and entwined Cyrillic cypher 'EBE', marked on mount
3¾in. (9.5cm.) high