A Fabergé Yellow Gold and Pearl-Inset Mounted Carved Smokey Quartz Snuff Bottle

A Fabergé Yellow Gold and Pearl-Inset Mounted Carved Smokey Quartz Snuff Bottle

Fabergé Workmaster Mark of Eduard Schramm, St. Petersburg, Circa 1890

the bottle carved to show figures in a garden setting, the lid with applied pearls.
marked with '56' standard on collar of lid, with scratched inventory number '34208' to base of lid rim
Height 4 1/8 inches.

European Furniture & Decorative Arts
In overall stable, attractive condition. Lacking a stopper. The bottle having a very small chip to tip of left-most branch and a small flake to foot. The gold lid appears in good, stable attractive condition with only minor wear from handling and use consistent with age. Lid fits flush to body without hinge and stays fastened unless pulled off. Additional images available upon request.

Provenance:
Estate of Patricia Ann Black Smyth, Santa Fe, New Mexico