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.