Details
A Nephrite Bowl
By Fabergé, Moscow, circa 1900, scratched inventory number 28373
Formed as a recumbent pigeon on tapered foot, with gold-set ruby eyes, in an associated silk and velvet lined wood case stamped 'K. Fabergé Moscow' beneath the Imperial warrant, scratched with inventory number under base
2¼ in. (6 cm.) long
Provenance
Almost certainly acquired by Ivy Cavendish-Bentinck, née Gordon-Lennox (1887-1982), Duchess of Portland.
Thence by family descent.
Special Notice
Items which contain rubies or jadeite originating in Burma (Myanmar) may not be imported into the U.S. Please be advised that a purchasers inability to import any such item into the U.S. or any other country shall not constitute
grounds for non-payment or cancellation of the sale.
With respect to items that contain any other types of gemstones originating
in Burma (e.g., sapphires), such items may be imported into the U.S.,
provided that the gemstones have been mounted or incorporated into jewellery outside of Burma and provided that the setting is not of a temporary nature (e.g., a string).
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