Description
Fabergé.
A gold and enamel parasol handle in the Louis XVI manner. Workmaster Michael Perchin.
Of tapered cylindrical form with three trellis panels set with rose-cut diamonds on oyster coloured enamel ground,each centred with cabochon rubies within green enamel laurels and futher rose-cut diamond borders. The panels separated with green and red enamel foliate lines and six pearls.Centred at the top with a cabochon ruby within rose cut diamond border on a pink guilloche enamel ground. The base with a band of similar coloured enamel between rose-cut diamond bands.
8cm long in total.
With a later added circular chalcedony mounted gold seal section. Associated fitted box.
Marks. Signed Fabergé to base and 56 Zolotnik. Totally rubbed mark possibly for Michael Perchin.
Scratched inventory numbers 2223B, UMMM and 6362.
Provenance:
Purchased by the current owner from Wartski in 1968. With original purchase valuation.
