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A GEM-SET AND ENAMEL GOLD VESTA CASE
A GEM-SET AND ENAMEL GOLD VESTA CASE
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A GEM-SET AND ENAMEL GOLD VESTA CASE

BY FABERGÉ, WORKMASTER HENRIK WIGSTRÖM, ST. PETERSBURG, 1908-1917

Details

Rectangular, the gold body reeded and decorated with black enamel stripes throughout, the hinged cover opening to reveal a match compartment, one side hinged and fitted with a match strike, with a cabochon ruby-set thumbpiece, inscribed inside cover probably in ink (now faded) 'No, Time, thou shalt not boast that I do change / x/16 / C.', marked inside cover and base with 'Fabergé' and workmaster's initials, also with London import marks for 1912
1 3/4 in. (4.5 cm.) long
Literature

Exhibition catalogue, Fabergé: Exhibition for the Benefit of the Scholarship Fund of the Cooper-Hewitt Museum, New York, 1983, p. 68, no. 163 (illustrated).
Exhibited

New York, A La Vieille Russie, Fabergé: Exhibition for the Benefit of the Scholarship Fund of the Cooper-Hewitt Museum, the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Design, 22 April - 21 May 1983, no. 163.


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A GEM-SET AND ENAMEL GOLD VESTA CASE

Estimate $5,000 - $7,000
Starting Price $2,400
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