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A JEWELLED TWO-COLOUR GOLD-MOUNTED BOWENITE AND GUILLOCHÉ ENAMEL MINIATURE HAND SEAL

BY FABERGÉ, WITH THE WORKMASTER'S MARK OF KARL (HJALMAR) ARMFELT, ST PETERSBURG, 1904-1908, SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 14768

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A JEWELLED TWO-COLOUR GOLD-MOUNTED BOWENITE AND GUILLOCHÉ ENAMEL MINIATURE HAND SEAL
BY FABERGÉ, WITH THE WORKMASTER'S MARK OF KARL (HJALMAR) ARMFELT, ST PETERSBURG, 1904-1908, SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 14768
The egg-shaped bowenite handle supported on a baluster-shaped stem enamelled in translucent salmon pink over a dash guilloché ground, applied with green gold laurel festoons, suspended from two rose-cut diamonds, within fluted borders, the gold matrix engraved with initial ‘M’, marked on upper mount
1 3/8 in. (3.7 cm.) high

Provenance

Purchased from the London branch of Fabergé by Sir Vincent Caillard (1856-1930) on 19 December 1911 for £7.

Literature

Géza von Habsburg, Fabergé: Imperial Craftsman and His World, London, 2000, p. 278, no. 713 (illustrated).

Exhibited

Wilmington, Riverfront Arts Center, 2000, Fabergé: Imperial Craftsman and His World, 9 September 2000 - 18 February 2001, no. 713

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Lot Essay

Sir Vincent Caillard was a financier, who was knighted in 1896 and held several decorations in recognition of his service to industry and diplomacy. In 1906 he was appointed financial director of the armaments manufacturer, Vickers, and became a leading power in the strategy and management of one of Britain's most important industrial sectors. He travelled widely on its behalf, and was engaged in many complex international negotiations, notably for the erection of arsenals in Turkey and Russia (1913-14).

We are grateful to Dr Valentin Skurlov for his assistance with the research of the present lot.

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