A Fabergé jewelled silver-mounted agate and enamel parasol handle, workmaster Edward Schramm, St Petersburg, 1908-1917
A Fabergé jewelled silver-mounted agate and enamel parasol handle, workmaster Edward Schramm, St Petersburg, 1908-1917
This exquisite Fabergé parasol handle from St. Petersburg (1908-1917) features a carved agate hare's head with garnet eyes mounted on a purple guilloché enamel cylindrical handle. The work exemplifies Fabergé's masterful craftsmanship, with rose-cut diamonds, gold foliate motifs, and cabochon garnet details, bearing workmaster Edward Schramm's hallmarks.
- Medium
- the agate carved in the shape of a hare's head with garnet eyes mounted on a purple guilloché enamel cylindrical handle bordered at the top and bottom with a row of rose-cut diamonds and a band of gold decorated with a scrolling foliate motif, the purple enamel mounted with gold rhombus motif of red guilloché enamel and four rose-cut diamonds, centred with a gold-mounted cabochon garnet, struck to the bottom of mount with workmaster's initials, 88 standard
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- Auction House · Sotheby's
🔨 Auction Lot
Russian Works of Art, Fabergé and Icons
November 30, 2021
Estimate: $3,000 – $5,000
Lot 457
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