TWO JEWELLED GUILLOCHÉ ENAMEL SILVER-GILT VESTA CASES
Lot 244 PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF MARION OATES CHARLES

TWO JEWELLED GUILLOCHÉ ENAMEL SILVER-GILT VESTA CASES

ONE, MARKED FABERGÉ, WITH THE WORKMASTER'S MARK OF HENRIK WIGSTRÖM, ST PETERSBURG, 1908-1917; THE OTHER, MARK OF IVAN BRITSYN, ST PETERSBURG, 1908-1917

Closed3 June 2019

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TWO JEWELLED GUILLOCHÉ ENAMEL SILVER-GILT VESTA CASES
ONE, MARKED FABERGÉ, WITH THE WORKMASTER'S MARK OF HENRIK WIGSTRÖM, ST PETERSBURG, 1908-1917; THE OTHER, MARK OF IVAN BRITSYN, ST PETERSBURG, 1908-1917
Both rectangular with rounded corners, the Fabergé case guilloché enamelled in translucent blue, the Britsyn case enamelled in translucent violet, with diamond-set thumb-pieces, with match-strikes, both marked inside cover and base, the Fabergé case with scratched inventory number 23702, also with London import marks
1 7/8 in. (4.7 cm.) wide and smaller

The blue vesta case by Fabergé, purchased by Hon. Mrs. C. Yorke from Fabergé's London branch on 20 May 1914 for £9.10.

Specialist note

We are grateful to Dr. Valentin Skurlov for his assistance with the research of the present lot.