Lot Essay
For a similar model of a seal see Christie's London, The Robert Strauss sale, 9 March 1976, lot 47, and also Christie's Geneva, 10 November 1976, lot 179.
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A JEWELLED CARVED OBSIDIAN AND ROCK-CRYSTAL MODEL OF A SEAL
by Fabergé, circa 1890
Realistically carved, the obsidian seal with rose-diamond set eyes and sliding down a sloping slab of rock-crystal simulating ice (tail restored) -- the rock-crystal base 15 cm long
by Fabergé, circa 1890
Realistically carved, the obsidian seal with rose-diamond set eyes and sliding down a sloping slab of rock-crystal simulating ice (tail restored) -- the rock-crystal base 15 cm long