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AN IMPERIAL JEWELED FOUR-COLOR GOLD-MOUNTED AND SILVER-GILT BOWENITE TABLE LIGHTER CONVERTED INTO A GUM POT

BY FABERGÉ, WORKMASTER MICHAEL PERCHIN, ST. PETERSBURG, C. 1890, SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 49833

    Price Realised USD 30,240
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    USD 20,000 - USD 30,000
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    AN IMPERIAL JEWELED FOUR-COLOR GOLD-MOUNTED AND SILVER-GILT BOWENITE TABLE LIGHTER CONVERTED INTO A GUM POT

    BY FABERGÉ, WORKMASTER MICHAEL PERCHIN, ST. PETERSBURG, C. 1890, SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 49833

    Price Realised USD 30,240
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    Price Realised USD 30,240
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    Details
    Of tapering cylindrical form, the bowenite body applied with four-color gold floral swags suspended from ribbon bows, set with cabochon rubies, with a beaded gold rim, the lower rim cast and chased with acanthus, on three feet cast as lion paws, enclosing a well for lighter fluid, the detachable cover with a later added gold-mounted ruby finial, marked under base and on mounts with 'Fabergé' in Cyrillic and workmaster's initials
    25⁄8 in. (6.7 cm.) high
    Provenance
    Jointly purchased by Emperor Nicholas II (1868-1918) and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna (1872-1918) from the St. Petersburg branch of Fabergé on 31 March 1898 for 200 roubles.
    The collection of Lansdell K. Christie (1903-1965).
    Literature
    The Corcoran Gallery of Art, Easter Eggs and Other Precious Objects by Carl Fabergé, Washington, D.C., 1961, p. 43, no. 48 (described as glue pot).
    Exhibited
    Washington, DC, The Corcoran Gallery of Art, Easter Eggs and Other Precious Objects by Carl Fabergé, 1961, no. 48.
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