A gold-mounted gemset nephrite Box
A gold-mounted gemset nephrite Box

MARKED FABERG, ST. PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1890, WITH SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 10846

Details
A gold-mounted gemset nephrite Box
marked Faberg, St. Petersburg, circa 1890, with scratched inventory number 10846
Oblong, the nephrite body with shaped pentagonal hinges and clasp of opaque oyster enamel each with four cabochon rubies, with scratched Faberg mark on inside of clasp, in original velvet and silk lined wooden box, the cover stamped in Russian 'Faberg St.Petersburg, Moscow, Odessa' with Imperial warrant
2in. (7cm.) long