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BY FABERGÉ, WITH THE WORKMASTER’S MARK OF MICHAEL PERCHIN, ST PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1890, SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 51811
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A JEWELLED TWO-COLOUR GOLD-MOUNTED AND GUILLOCHÉ ENAMEL BOWENITE CANE HANDLE
BY FABERGÉ, WITH THE WORKMASTER’S MARK OF MICHAEL PERCHIN, ST PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1890, SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 51811
The tau-shaped bowenite handle mounted with laurel-chased gold garlands suspended from two cabochon rubies, the pearl-set collar enamelled in translucent pale blue over a wavy guilloché ground, marked on lower mounts; in the original fitted grey felt case, mounted on bamboo
3¾ in. (9.5 cm.) wide
BY FABERGÉ, WITH THE WORKMASTER’S MARK OF MICHAEL PERCHIN, ST PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1890, SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 51811
The tau-shaped bowenite handle mounted with laurel-chased gold garlands suspended from two cabochon rubies, the pearl-set collar enamelled in translucent pale blue over a wavy guilloché ground, marked on lower mounts; in the original fitted grey felt case, mounted on bamboo
3¾ in. (9.5 cm.) wide
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Christie’s, New York, 17 October 1979, lot 155.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 1 December 2009, lot 5.
Property of a German Collector; Christie's, London, 5 June 2017, lot 206.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 1 December 2009, lot 5.
Property of a German Collector; Christie's, London, 5 June 2017, lot 206.
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