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A GEM-SET SILVER BELL-PUSH IN THE FORM OF A PIG
Lot 234

A GEM-SET SILVER BELL-PUSH IN THE FORM OF A PIG

MARKED K. FABERGÉ WITH THE IMPERIAL WARRANT, MOSCOW, 1899-1908

Closed4 June 2018

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A GEM-SET SILVER BELL-PUSH IN THE FORM OF A PIG
MARKED K. FABERGÉ WITH THE IMPERIAL WARRANT, MOSCOW, 1899-1908
Humorously cast, chased and engraved as a recumbant pig with its tongue hanging out, the cabochon garnet snout designed as a push-piece, marked under base
6 in. (15.2 cm.) long
17.74 oz. (551.9 gr.) gross

Anonymous sale; Christie’s, New York, 23 October 2000, lot 64.
Property of a German Collector; Christie's, London, 24 November 2014, lot 255.
Acquired at the above by the present owner.