Provenance
Purchased by Tsar Nicholas II and Tsarina Alexandra Fyodorovna in 1908 for 225 rubles
A large nephrite paper knife mounted with three-colour gold trails of forget-me-not flowers and stylised leaves, marked on the mount.
reference number: FB_156
circa 1890
gold, nephrite
length: 27.5 cm
workmaster’s mark: Cyrillic initials F.A. for Fyodor Afanassiev
gold standard: 56 zolotniks
Fabergé scratched inventory number 16844
Purchased by Tsar Nicholas II and Tsarina Alexandra Fyodorovna in 1908 for 225 rubles
A large nephrite paper knife mounted with three-colour gold trails of forget-me-not flowers and stylised leaves, marked on the mount.