Property from a Private Collection, USA
A Fabergé silver and guilloché enamel mounted wood paper knife, workmaster Anders (Antti) Nevalainen, St Petersburg, circa 1890
Auction Closed
December 2, 04:59 PM GMT
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property from a Private Collection, USA
A Fabergé silver and guilloché enamel mounted wood paper knife, workmaster Anders (Antti) Nevalainen, St Petersburg, circa 1890
the wooden body with gadrooned finial, surmounted with a silver bow and a coin dated 1784 with the profile portrait of Catherine the Great against enamelled translucent red over hatched engine-turned ground, struck on the mounts with workmaster’s initials
length 24cm, 9 1/2in.