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PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED MIDWEST PRIVATE COLLECTION
A PAIR OF JEWELED TWO-COLOR GOLD-MOUNTED AND GUILLOCHÉ ENAMEL MATCHBOX HOLDERS
MARKED FABERGÉ, WITH THE WORKMASTER'S MARK OF HENRIK WIGSTRÖM, ST. PETERSBURG, 1903-1904
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A PAIR OF JEWELED TWO-COLOR GOLD-MOUNTED AND GUILLOCHÉ ENAMEL MATCHBOX HOLDERS
MARKED FABERGÉ, WITH THE WORKMASTER'S MARK OF HENRIK WIGSTRÖM, ST. PETERSBURG, 1903-1904
Each rectangular, the first enameled in translucent pink over a wavy chevron guilloché ground, the center applied with two-color gold diamond-set ribbon crest suspending a tassel within intertwined laurel swags; the second enameled in translucent pale blue over a wavy guilloché ground, the center applied with a two-color ribbon-tied laurel wreath, centering a hardstone cabochon; each within acanthus-chased borders, marked on sides, in a fitted A La Vieille Russie case
Each 2¼ in. (5.7 cm.) high (2)
MARKED FABERGÉ, WITH THE WORKMASTER'S MARK OF HENRIK WIGSTRÖM, ST. PETERSBURG, 1903-1904
Each rectangular, the first enameled in translucent pink over a wavy chevron guilloché ground, the center applied with two-color gold diamond-set ribbon crest suspending a tassel within intertwined laurel swags; the second enameled in translucent pale blue over a wavy guilloché ground, the center applied with a two-color ribbon-tied laurel wreath, centering a hardstone cabochon; each within acanthus-chased borders, marked on sides, in a fitted A La Vieille Russie case
Each 2¼ in. (5.7 cm.) high (2)
Provenance
With A La Vieille Russie, New York.
Acquired from the above by the present owner.
Acquired from the above by the present owner.
Brought to you by
Anne Bracegirdle