A GEM-SET SILVER AND GOLD-MOUNTED GUILLOCHÉ ENAMEL AVENTURINE QUARTZ GUM-POT, BY FABERGÉ, WITH THE WORKMASTER'S MARK OF HENRIK WIGSTRÖM, ST PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1905, SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 11053
A GEM-SET SILVER AND GOLD-MOUNTED GUILLOCHÉ ENAMEL AVENTURINE QUARTZ GUM-POT
BY FABERGÉ, WITH THE WORKMASTER'S MARK OF HENRIK WIGSTRÖM, ST PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1905, SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 11053
The body naturalistically carved in the form of an apple, the detachable stem enamelled in translucent green over a guilloché ground, the top inset with a cabochon ruby, with interior brush fitting, marked on stem
2 1/8 in. (5.5 cm.) diameter
Provenance
Probably purchased by William James directly from Fabergé, prior to 1912.
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A GEM-SET SILVER AND GOLD-MOUNTED GUILLOCHÉ ENAMEL AVENTURINE QUARTZ GUM-POT
BY FABERGÉ, WITH THE WORKMASTER'S MARK OF HENRIK WIGSTRÖM, ST PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1905, SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 11053
The body naturalistically carved in the form of an apple, the detachable stem enamelled in translucent green over a guilloché ground, the top inset with a cabochon ruby, with interior brush fitting, marked on stem
2 1/8 in. (5.5 cm.) diameter
Provenance
Probably purchased by William James directly from Fabergé, prior to 1912.