MARKED FABERGÉ, WITH THE WORKMASTER'S MARK OF HENRIK WIGSTRÖM, ST PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1911, SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 22234

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A JEWELLED SILVER-GILT AND GUILLOCHÉ ENAMEL VANITY CASE
MARKED FABERGÉ, WITH THE WORKMASTER'S MARK OF HENRIK WIGSTRÖM, ST PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1911, SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 22234
Enamelled overall in translucent pink over a wavy guilloché ground, with diamond-set thumb-piece, the mirrored interior fitted with two hinged covers, enclosing three compartments, the left cover inscribed in Russian 'Trouville 1911', with a reeded miniature propelling lipstick holder, marked throughout
3¼ in. (8.3 cm.) long

Provenance

Purchased from Fabergé’s London branch by Jean Groult (1868-1951) on 4 May 1912 for £32.

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Lot Essay

The design for the present vanity case is illustrated in U. Tillander-Godenhielm et al., Golden Years of Fabergé: Drawings and Objects from the Wigström Workshop, Paris, 2000, p. 91.

We are grateful to Valentin Skurlov for his assistance with the research of the present lot.

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