Live Auction 2693Russian Works of Art
A JEWELED GOLD BOX
Lot 32 PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED MIDWEST PRIVATE COLLECTION

A JEWELED GOLD BOX

BY FABERGÉ, WITH THE WORKMASTER'S MARK OF AUGUST HOLMSTRÖM, ST. PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1890

Closed15 April 2013

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A JEWELED GOLD BOX
BY FABERGÉ, WITH THE WORKMASTER'S MARK OF AUGUST HOLMSTRÖM, ST. PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1890
Square with rounded corners, spot-hammered overall, the hinged cover and three sides applied with a scrolling floral vine, inset with sapphire, ruby and rose-cut diamond cabochons, with ruby cabochon push-piece, marked under base
1¾ in. (4.4 cm.) wide

A gift from Empress Alexandra Feodorovna (1872-1918) to her sister Princess Irene of Prussia, née Hesse-Darmstadt (1866-1953).
Property of a German Royal Family, Christie's, Geneva, May 11, 1982, lot 278.
With Galerie Popoff, Paris.
A Private Collection.
Anonymous sale, Sotheby's, New York, December 5, 1997, lot 333.