Lot 9
  • 9

A Fabergé gem-set carved hardstone and gold box, workmaster Michael Perchin, St. Petersburg, circa 1895

Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
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Description

  • green aventurine, gold, pearls, diamonds, ruby
  • width 4 1/8 in., 10.5 cm
oval, the base fluted in a sunburst design, the hinged cover with a carved and polished panel of green aventurine bordered by seed pearls, the thumbpiece set with a ruby flanked by rose-cut diamonds, struck with workmaster's initials, Fabergé in Cyrillic, 56 standard, scratched inventory number 50741, and French control marks

Condition

overall good condition; some surface scratches consistent with age and use; the hinged cover might have had the screw replaced, but it is not clear
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