A gold parasol handle of tapering cylindrical form, enamelled in translucent mauve grey over a wavy guilloché ground and finely painted with a laurel trellis enclosing round brilliant cut diamonds, further set with bands of rose-cut diamonds, the top similarly enamelled over a sunburst engine turning and centred by a larger diamond.
Fabergé Gold and Enamel Parasol Handle
Fabergéreference number: FB_158
St Petersburg, circa 1890
gold, enamel, diamonds
length: 6.7 cm
workmaster’s mark: Cyrillic initials M.P. for Mikhail Perkhin
assay master’s mark: Cyrillic initials Ya.L. for Yakov Lyapunov
gold standard: 56 zolotniks