Lot 370
  • 370

A Fabergé silver travelling inkwell, workmaster Theodore Ringe, St Petersburg, circa 1895

Estimate
1,800 - 2,500 GBP
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Description

  • silver, glass
  • height 4cm, 1 1/2 in.
reeded surfaces, the lid applied with a silver coin of Empress Catherine II within a beaded bezel, cabochon ruby pushpiece, struck K.Fabergé in Cyrillic with the Imperial Warrant, 88 standard, illegible scratched inventory number

Condition

The coin with wear. The back corners dented and with minor surface nicks and scratches.
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