Lot Essay
For the original design of a similar bowl, see Christie's London, Designs from the House of Fabergé, 27 April 1989, lot 410
BY FABERGÉ, ST. PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1890
Details
An enamelled gold-mounted hardstone bowl
by Fabergé, St. Petersburg, circa 1890
Rounded hexagonal, the bombé agate bowl mounted at one side with an enamel and gemset snake peering in over the rim, apparently unmarked
2¼in. (5.7cm.) diam.
by Fabergé, St. Petersburg, circa 1890
Rounded hexagonal, the bombé agate bowl mounted at one side with an enamel and gemset snake peering in over the rim, apparently unmarked
2¼in. (5.7cm.) diam.
Provenance
Lord Ivar Mountbatten (see note to lot 40)