Property from a Private Collection, Paris
A FABERGÉ JEWELLED GOLD-MOUNTED ENAMEL AND AVENTURINE QUARTZ PAPERKNIFE, WORKMASTER MICHAEL PERCHIN, ST PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1890
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November 26, 06:32 PM GMT
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
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Property from a Private Collection, Paris
A FABERGÉ JEWELLED GOLD-MOUNTED ENAMEL AND AVENTURINE QUARTZ PAPERKNIFE, WORKMASTER MICHAEL PERCHIN, ST PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1890
the carved hardstone blade wrapped with an applied gold ribbon suspending a green guilloché enamel bow and a cabochon sapphire set within an opaque white enamel frame, struck on the reverse of the mount with the workmaster's initials, 56 standard, with later import marks
length 17.6cm, 6¾in.
Christie's Geneva, 12 May 1981, lot 65