Russian Works of Art, Fabergé and Icons
Russian Works of Art, Fabergé and Icons
Property from a Private Collection, Switzerland
A Fabergé gold and silver-gilt, guilloché enamel vanity case, workmaster August Holmström, St Petersburg, 1899-1903
Auction Closed
December 2, 04:59 PM GMT
Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property from a Private Collection, Switzerland
A Fabergé gold and silver-gilt, guilloché enamel vanity case, workmaster August Holmström, St Petersburg, 1899-1903
rectangular, enamelled in translucent apple green over wavy engine-turned ground, the lid with two-coloured gold laurel borders, with two sections, one with a mirror, the other with two compartments with a gold lipstick case and a powder puffer, struck on the inside and underneath the lid Fabergé in Cyrillic and with workmaster's initials, 88 standard, with scratched inventory number 15355
length 10.2cm, 4in.