Lot 224
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A JEWELLED GOLD BOWL
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A JEWELLED GOLD BOWL

MARK OF VASILII FINIKOV, ST PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1890

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A JEWELLED GOLD BOWL
MARK OF VASILII FINIKOV, ST PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1890
Tapering oval, with an upright spout set with a sapphire flanked by two rose-cut diamonds, the twisted scroll handle set with a cabochon ruby, with reeded borders on the outside, samorodok gold interior, marked under base
4½ in. (11.4 cm.) wide
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VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 20% on the buyer's premium.

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Lot Essay

Vasilii Finikov worked for Bolin and was occasionally employed by Fabergé. A similar bowl with samorodok interior by Vasilii Finikov from the Wolf Family collection is illustrated in G. von Habsburg, Fabergé: Imperial Craftsman and His World, London, 2000, p. 335, no. 901.

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