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MARKED FABERGÉ, WITH THE WORKMASTER'S MARK OF MICHAEL PERCHIN, ST PETERSBURG, 1899-1903, SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 70666
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A JEWELLED GOLD-MOUNTED NEPHRITE PHOTOGRAPH FRAME
MARKED FABERGÉ, WITH THE WORKMASTER'S MARK OF MICHAEL PERCHIN, ST PETERSBURG, 1899-1903, SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 70666
Circular, centring a circular aperture within a seed-pearl border, surmounted by a rose gold ribbon crest, the ivory back with a gold scroll strut and suspension loop, marked on loop and strut
3½ in. (8.9 cm.) high
MARKED FABERGÉ, WITH THE WORKMASTER'S MARK OF MICHAEL PERCHIN, ST PETERSBURG, 1899-1903, SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 70666
Circular, centring a circular aperture within a seed-pearl border, surmounted by a rose gold ribbon crest, the ivory back with a gold scroll strut and suspension loop, marked on loop and strut
3½ in. (8.9 cm.) high
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Christie's, Geneva, 15 November 1978, lot 478.
Property from a Private Swiss Collection; Christie's, London, 6 June 2016, lot 207.
Property from a Private Swiss Collection; Christie's, London, 6 June 2016, lot 207.
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