Fine Silver & Objects of Vertu - 28th October 2015
Lot 175
A 19th century Russian silver swing-handled basket
Estimate £300 - £400 | Hammer £350
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Description
A 19th century Russian silver swing-handled basket,
Assay master unknown, Moscow 1889, maker's mark possibly that of Agafon Faberge,
oval form, engraved foliate decoration and stylised borders, plain swing-handle, on four bracket feet, engraved with crowned initials for Olga Chigiani who married Hugh Adair, length 22cm, approx. weight 15oz.