FABERGE, A RARE JEWELLED AGATE MODEL OF A POLAR BEAR, ST PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1900 naturalistically car
FABERGE, A RARE JEWELLED AGATE MODEL OF A POLAR BEAR, ST PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1900 naturalistically carved as a seated polar bear, with head positioned to one side, the eyes set with cabochon rubies, apparently unsigned. Height: 5.0cm (2 inches).Provenance- Private Collection UK.- Andre Ruzhnikov.- Private Collection UK (acquired from Andre Ruzhnikov).- Elmwood's London, 30 May 2024, Faberge Masterpieces - An Important Private Collection, lot 13.- Private Collection UK (Acquired at the above sale by the late owner).Literature - G. Munn, Wartski: The First Hundred and Fifty Years The First 150 Years, 2015, p. 81 (illustrated).
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FABERGE, A RARE JEWELLED AGATE MODEL OF A POLAR BEAR, ST PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1900 naturalistically carved as a seated polar bear, with head positioned to one side, the eyes set with cabochon rubies, apparently unsigned. Height: 5.0cm (2 inches).Provenance- Private Collection UK.- Andre Ruzhnikov.- Private Collection UK (acquired from Andre Ruzhnikov).- Elmwood's London, 30 May 2024, Faberge Masterpieces - An Important Private Collection, lot 13.- Private Collection UK (Acquired at the above sale by the late owner).Literature - G. Munn, Wartski: The First Hundred and Fifty Years The First 150 Years, 2015, p. 81 (illustrated).