AN ENAMEL AND GOLD-MOUNTED CHALCEDONY PARASOL HANDLE MOUNTED AS A KNIFE
BY FABERGÉ, WORKMASTER MICHAEL PERCHIN, ST PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1890, SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 1301
The chalcedony handle realistically carved as a snail, with a gold mount enamelled in shades of yellow, pink and purple, set with stylised gold fronds, mounted as a gardening knife, with a later steel blade, marked on mounts with 'Fabergé' in Cyrillic and workmaster's initials
7 1⁄2 in. (19 cm.) long
AN ENAMEL AND GOLD-MOUNTED CHALCEDONY PARASOL HANDLE MOUNTED AS A KNIFE
BY FABERGÉ, WORKMASTER MICHAEL PERCHIN, ST PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1890, SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 1301
The chalcedony handle realistically carved as a snail, with a gold mount enamelled in shades of yellow, pink and purple, set with stylised gold fronds, mounted as a gardening knife, with a later steel blade, marked on mounts with 'Fabergé' in Cyrillic and workmaster's initials
7 1⁄2 in. (19 cm.) long
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