Fabergé Gold and Enamel Riding Crop Handle

Fabergé
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St Petersburg, circa 1890

gold, enamel

length: 4.1 cm

maker’s mark: Fabergé

workmaster’s mark: initials W.R. of Wilhelm Reimer

assay mark of St Petersburg (crossed anchors and sceptre),

gold standard: 56 zolotniks

scratched inventory no. 6192BU

Category:

Provenance:

Forbes Collection, New York

Literature:

Ch. Forbes, R. Tromeur-Brenner, Fabergé: The Forbes Collection, 1999, illustrated p. 178

 

A gold L-shaped riding crop handle, enamelled in translucent yellow over a guilloché ground, with red and green gold borders chased with acanthus leaves.