A GEM-SET TWO-COLOUR GOLD-MOUNTED GUILLOCHÉ ENAMEL PAPER KNIFE
PROPERTY OF THE LATE ANTHONY HOBSON
A GEM-SET TWO-COLOUR GOLD-MOUNTED GUILLOCHÉ ENAMEL PAPER KNIFE

MARKED FABERGÉ, WITH THE WORKMASTER’S MARK OF FEODOR AFANASSIEV, ST PETERSBURG, 1904-1908, SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 15864

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A GEM-SET TWO-COLOUR GOLD-MOUNTED GUILLOCHÉ ENAMEL PAPER KNIFE
MARKED FABERGÉ, WITH THE WORKMASTER’S MARK OF FEODOR AFANASSIEV, ST PETERSBURG, 1904-1908, SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 15864
The tapering handle enamelled in translucent pale blue over a striped guilloché ground, with green gold acanthus leaf border, applied with two green gold ribbon-tied laurel swags, the finial set with a cabochon moonstone within reeded gold mount, the rose gold blade tapering, marked on blade; in the original silk and velvet-lined wood case
6 1/8 in. (15.5 cm.) long

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