Emperor Nicholas II: A Fabergé Varicolor Gold-Mounted Guilloché Enamel Pen Holder, Workmaster Anna Ringe, St Petersburg, circa 1902
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
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Emperor Nicholas II: A Fabergé Varicolor Gold-Mounted Guilloché Enamel Pen Holder, Workmaster Anna Ringe, St Petersburg, circa 1902
the tapering stem enameled in translucent turquoise over vertical wavy engine-turning, the varicolored gold mounts decorated at the opening with a band of chased laurels, surmounted by a pine-cone finial, struck to mount with workmaster's initials, 56 standard, scratched inventory number 4926
length 7 1/4 in.; 18.4 cm
Purchased from the St Petersburg branch of Fabergé by Emperor Nicholas II in 1902 for 25 rubles;
Sotheby's, London, November 26, 2019, lot 316;
Where acquired by the present collector.
For a related two-colour gold pen holder of tapering form enamelled in vibrant orange, also by Anna Ringe, please see exhibition catalogue, Fabergé: A Loan Exhibition for the benefit of The Cooper-Hewitt Museum, The Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Design, New York, A La Vieille Russie, p. 85, no. 250.
We are grateful to Svetlana Chestnykh for her assistance in researching the present lot.
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