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Lot 230: A Gold-Mounted Diamond-Set Rock Crystal Bonbonnière

Est: £30,000 GBP - £40,000 GBP
Christie'sLondon, United KingdomNovember 29, 2010

Item Overview

Description

A Gold-Mounted Diamond-Set Rock Crystal Bonbonnière
Marked Fabergé, with the workmaster's mark of Michael Perchin, circa 1890, scratched inventory number 55629
Circular, the hinged domed cover with a rose-cut diamond border, the hinge and clasp centering cabochon rubies, marked under rim
1¾ in. (4.4 cm.) diameter

Artist or Maker

Notes

VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 17.5% on the buyer's premium.
A comparable heart-shaped rock crystal bonbonnière is illustrated in G. von Hapsburg, exhibition catalogue, Fabergé Cartier, Rivalen am Zarenhof, Munich, 2003, No. 24, p. 153.

Auction Details

Russian Art

by
Christie's
November 29, 2010, 12:00 AM GMT

8 King Street, St. James's, London, LDN, SW1Y 6QT, UK