Fine Jewellery - 18th April 2019
Lot 1450
Fabergé - A silver-gilt and gold strawberry red enamel box
Estimate £5,000 - £7,000 | Hammer £6200
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Description
Fabergé - A silver-gilt and gold strawberry red enamel box, workmaster August Holmstrom, of rectangular form with guilloche enamel decoration overall, hinged cover and two gold laurel bands, thumbpiece set with rose-cut diamonds, 8.5cm wide, 1.0 cm deep, original fitted wood case with signed silk lining, signed ФАБЕРЖЕ, workmaster's initials, 88 with kokoshnik, all repeated to the cover with scratched inventory number 9590
Provenance: Purchased by the current owner from Wartski in 1975.
With a copy of the purchase valuation signed by Kenneth Snowman.