Lot 119
  • 119

A RUSSIAN GOLD AND ENAMEL EASTER EGG ON STAND, Alexander Tillander, St. Petersburg, circa 1890

Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 USD
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Description

  • marked on stand and cover; in holly case stamped Wartski Llandudno
  • GOLD, ENAMEL
  • height overall 4 3/8 in.
  • 11cm
the body with cloisonné enamel of dark blue and white, emerald bead knop, the stand formed as a spread-winged eagle

Provenance

Sotheby's Geneva, 16 November 1999, lot 176

Condition

finial bent, possibly later, otherwise good
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