Gold Boxes, Fabergé and Objects of Vertu

A hardstone and rosewood walking cane in the manner of Fabergé, early 20th century

VAT reduced rateRestricted Species

Auction Closed

May 25, 03:15 PM GMT

Estimate

4,000 - 6,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

A hardstone and rosewood walking cane in the manner of Fabergé, early 20th century,

the tapering rock-crystal handle carved with a tubular compartment containing a rose quartz bear with gold collar and tiny pink paste eyes, chased two-coloured gold husk borders on each side of the pale green translucent guilloché enamel collar, below a chased interlaced border, the shaft of rosewood, bone tip, apparently unmarked

88cm., 34⅝in. high; the handle 8.4cm., 3¼in. high

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