The property of a lady of an European princely family
TWO BIRCHWOOD AND CLOISONNE ENAMELLED SPOONS AND A 14KT GOLD-MOUNTED NEPHRITE PEN
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TWO BIRCHWOOD AND CLOISONNE ENAMELLED SPOONS AND A 14KT GOLD-MOUNTED NEPHRITE PEN
the first two by I. Khlebnikov, St. Petersburg, 1899-1908, the last perhaps by S. Arnd, St. Petersburg, 19th Century
The stems of the spoons mounted with silver-gilt bands enamelled with flowers and foliage, beading and stylised ornament; the pen with tapering nephrite stem, the mounted gold nib decorated with raised bands and beading (3)
the first two by I. Khlebnikov, St. Petersburg, 1899-1908, the last perhaps by S. Arnd, St. Petersburg, 19th Century
The stems of the spoons mounted with silver-gilt bands enamelled with flowers and foliage, beading and stylised ornament; the pen with tapering nephrite stem, the mounted gold nib decorated with raised bands and beading (3)
Provenance
The Duchess Vera of Wttemberg, Grand Duchess of Russia