Lot 58: A FABERGÉ CARVED NEPHRITE, GOLD AND GEM-SET PARASOL HANDLE, WORKMASTER MICHAEL PERCHIN, ST. PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1900

A FABERGÉ CARVED NEPHRITE, GOLD AND GEM-SET PARASOL HANDLE, WORKMASTER MICHAEL PERCHIN, ST. PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1900 the curved nephrite handle carved with delicate fluting and set with criss-crossing bands of rose-cut diamonds that terminate at a bow knot set with a collet-set cabochon ruby and with a rose-cut diamond border. Together with a later Continental handle of amber with bands of fluted gold chased with crossing ribbons set with rosettes marked with workmaster's initials and 56 standard, also with scratched inventory number 2533 height 4 in. (excluding screw) 10.2 cm

For a very similar nephrite and diamond-set parasol handle by Perchin, see Christie's, Geneva, May 12, 1981, lot 80.