FABERGE - GOLD RUSSIAN CARVED NEPHRITE FROG FIGURINE
A Russian gorgeous naturally carved nephrite stone frog figurine. The frog seated on mineral pillow, with GOLD frame and inset jewels on corners.
HALLMARKS: '56' for gold content, 'YL' in Cyrillic next to ''56' for Yakov Nikolaevich Lyapunov and 'KF' in Cyrillic for Karl FABERGE.
Complete with a wooden box with a protector inside for the figurine safety.
CONDITION: Box interior dirty, scratches on exterior. For further information, please refer to the pictures.
PROVENANCE: 1. By descent through a THIRD generation Russian emigree family, New York, USA; 2. Alex Cooper, Towson, MD, USA, October 02, 2021 (the winner will receive this information); 3. Live Auctioneers, Russian Antique collection, 2023, sold for $4,200 - please see the screenshot; 4. Our sale of this item adds another layer of provenance. History of sale is very IMPORTANT for serious collection.
DIMENSIONS: 1 3/4 x 1 3/4 inches (4.5 x 4.5 cm).
ESTIMATED PRICE: $3,000 - $15,000 (significantly lower than today's market price). You have a GREAT CHANCE to purchase a rare item for your collection, and over the years, its price will only INCREASE.
HISTORY of SALES: A few years ago, Russian carved stone figurines were sold on Live Auctioneers and Christie's for $27,500, $75,500, $154,000, and $159,500 - please refer to the screenshots for details. Today, prices have significantly increased compared to those of 5-10 years ago.
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WIKIPEDIA: The House of FABERGE is a jewellery firm founded in 1842 in Saint Petersburg, Russia, by Gustav FABERGE, using the accented name FABERGE. Gustav's sons, Peter Carl and Agathon, and grandsons followed him in running the business until it was nationalized by the Bolsheviks in 1918. The firm was famous for designing elaborate jewel-encrusted FABERGE eggs for the Russian Tsars, and for a range of other work of high quality and intricate detail. In 1924, Peter Carl's sons Alexander and Eugene FABERGE opened FABERGE and Cie in Paris, making similar jewellery items and adding the name of the city to their rival firm's trademark, styling it FABERGE, PARIS.

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