$15,000
PROVENANCE The William Kazan Collection of Faberge, Christie`s, New York, April 15, 1997, lot 51 Acquired at the above sale by the present owner LITERATURE M. Y. Ghosn, Objets de Vertu par Faberge (Paris: Editions dar An-Nahar, 1996), cat. no 42, ill. p. 129 of rectangular shape, with translucent yellow enamel over a wavy engine-turned ground, outer border ribbed, inner border with dot-and-dash pattern around the glass picture cover with beveled edges, mammoth ivory back with hinged scrolled gilt silver strut and eight screws along the edges (one missing), height: 54 mm (2 1/8 in.), marked in Cyrillic with the initials of the workmaster and in original fitted wooden case with clasp
Auctioneer:
Shapiro Auctions
Date:
2016-09-17
