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A JEWELLED TWO-COLOUR GOLD-MOUNTED AND GUILLOCHÉ ENAMEL NEPHRITE PAPER-KNIFE
Lot 214 PROPERTY OF A COLLECTOR

A JEWELLED TWO-COLOUR GOLD-MOUNTED AND GUILLOCHÉ ENAMEL NEPHRITE PAPER-KNIFE

MARKED FABERGÉ, WITH THE WORKMASTER'S MARK OF MICHAEL PERCHIN, ST PETERSBURG, 1899-1903, SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 1768

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A JEWELLED TWO-COLOUR GOLD-MOUNTED AND GUILLOCHÉ ENAMEL NEPHRITE PAPER-KNIFE
MARKED FABERGÉ, WITH THE WORKMASTER'S MARK OF MICHAEL PERCHIN, ST PETERSBURG, 1899-1903, SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 1768
The elongated nephrite blade mounted with a gold handle, decorated with arched rectangular reserves on either side, each enamelled in translucent salmon pink over sunburst guilloché ground and painted en grisaille to simulate dendritic agate, within opaque white enamel bands, the stippled borders applied with rose-cut diamond-set flowers, framed by diamond-set bands, the top finely chased with laurel leaves, marked on lower mount; in a fitted Wartski case

8 in. (20.3 cm.) long

The Collection of King George I of the Hellenes; Christie's, London, 24 January 2007, lot 438.
With Wartski, London.
Acquired from the above by the present owner.