16th Nov, 2024 9:30 GMT/BST
Fine Jewellery, Watches & Silver
2052
A Russian Gold-Mounted Silver-Gilt and Guilloché Enamel Pill-Box
by Fabergé, St. Petersburg, 1908-1917, With Scratched Inventory Number 18714
oblong, the sides and hinged cover enamelled in dark green enamel on a rayed guilloché ground, with laurel chased border, the thumbpiece set with five mine-cut diamonds
52mm wide, gross weight 1oz 8dwt, 43.4gr
The box seems to be belong to a series of similar boxes, each with very similar foliage border and diamond-set thumbpiece. These include three circular examples, one enamelled in red (Sotheby's, London, 6 June 2017, lot 328) and another in blue-grey (Sotheby's, 30 May 2012) and one in pale green (Christie's, New York, 24 April 2009, lot 219). They are each engraved with scratched inventory number 21681, 20553 and 21881 respectively. Each of these examples was marked with the 88 zolotnik mark and the Cyrillic ФА maker's mark
Sold for £5,000
Estimated at £2,500 - £3,500
Marked inside 88 standard Kokoshnik mark and makers initials in Cyrillic. The cover marked inside with 88 standard marks and maker's initials in Cyrillic. The bezel stamped 'Faberge' in Cyrillic. Engraved inside the cover with scratched inventory number 18714. There are some overall surface scratches and wear, consistent with age and use. There are some very minor flaws to the enamel.
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Auction: Fine Jewellery, Watches & Silver, 16th Nov, 2024
A spectacular life-size silver fox, modelled in the late 19th century by famed Victorian taxidermist James Rowland Ward, will be offered for sale with an estimate of £25,000-35,000 (all figures exclude buyer's premium). The model was presented to Sir Bache Cunard, legendary huntsman and scion of the Cunard shipping family, as a testimonial for his services to hunting in South Leicestershire and was paid for by subscription by members of his hunt.
In a superb offering of watches in the sale is an interesting selection of vintage pieces, with early and rare examples. The earliest wristwatch in the sale is a good Rolex: 18 Carat Two-Coloured Gold ‘Prince Brancard’ Watch (ref: 971) dating from the 1930s (estimate: £4,000-5,000). One of the rarest watches is a 1951 Omega: 14 Carat Rose Gold ‘Museum Cosmic’ Triple Calendar Moonphase Wristwatch (ref:3944) (estimate: £14,000-16,000). Reference 3944 was the first watch in Omega’s Cosmic line; it was made in three different metals, rose gold like the present example, being the rarest.
Period jewellery in the sale is led by a dazzling Art Deco Diamond Double Clip Brooch by Le Roy et Fils Ltd (estimate: £5,000-7,000). There is also a good offering of impressive rings in the sale, most notably a Diamond Cluster Ring (estimate: £15,000-20,000). Modernist jewellery is also a strong feature, with a good selection on offer by the likes of Leo de Vroomen, Andrew Grima, Alan Gard, Thomas A Payne and Kutchinsky.
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