A Fabergé jewelled varicoloured gold-mounted nephrite and rock crystal stamp dampener, workmaster Feodor Afanassiev, St Petersburg, 1904-1908

VAT reduced rate

Auction Closed

November 30, 06:31 PM GMT

Estimate

10,000 - 15,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

Property Formerly in the collection of Baron Hans Heinrich Thyssen-Bornemisza

A Fabergé jewelled varicoloured gold-mounted nephrite and rock crystal stamp dampener, workmaster Feodor Afanassiev, St Petersburg, 1904-1908

the rectangular nephrite stamp dampener on four gold bun feet, the sides applied with swags of green gold laurels set with cabochon rubies suspended from red gold ribbons and rose diamond studs, the upper rim of red gold supporting a border of laurel leaves chased in green gold, the roller of matted rock crystal, struck on the mount with workmaster's initials, 56 standard, with scratched inventory number 14725

length 6.2cm; 2 2/5 in.

Christie’s, Geneva, 19 November 1979, lot 331
Baron Heinrich von Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection, Lugano, and thence by descent

Somers-Cocks and C. Truman, Renaissance Jewels, Gold Boxes and Objets de vertu in the Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection, London, 1984, no. 123, p. 338-339 illustrated

A nearly identical stamp dampener of white agate was held in the collection of Robert Strauss, sold Christie's, London, 9 March 1970, lot 20.