Provenance:
Queen Marie of Romania Forbes Collection, New York
Literature:
Ch. Forbes, R. Tromeur-Brenner, Fabergé: The Forbes Collection, 1999, illustrated p. 178
A two-colour gold riding crop handle of a waisted cylindrical form, overall enamelled in translucent orange over basket-weave engine-turning, overlaid with gold rocaille scrolls and flower motifs, surmounted by a cabochon ruby finial, the lower rim decorated with a band of diamonds.