Description
A FABERGE SILVER-GILT GUILLOCHE ENAMEL PILL BOX
Moscow, 1899 – 1908
Of oval form, enameled in translucent lilac over a wavy guilloche ground, the hinged lid centering a cabochon moonstone,
within a wreath simulating dendritic agate, the edge with a diamond-set thumb-piece and panels of opaque white enamel
Marked K. Faberge in Cyrillic beneath the Imperial Warrant and 84 Russian silver standard,
scratched inventory number 25989
Width 2 1/4 in. (5,7 cm), depth 1 1/2 in. (3,8 cm)
PROVENANCE:
Collection of Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 6th Marquess of Salisbury (1916-2003)
CONDITION:
Very small area of restoration to enamel on the lid, practically invisible to the naked eye. Opaque white enamel on the edge of the box with small cracks and very minor losses in areas. Good overall condition.
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Item Nr. 973 (Faberge enamel pill box)
