Attributed to Henrik Immanuel Wigström (1862-1923)
Five-sided box c. 1912
Nephrite, gold, rose diamonds, cabochon rubies | 2.8 x 6.3 x 4.9 cm (whole object) | RCIN 22937
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A five-sided box of nephrite with single pierced hinge mount of symmetrical design with rose diamonds and five cabochon rubies. Flowerhead knop handle of rose diamonds and a single cabochon ruby. A drawing for an almost identical box appears in a design album from Henrik Wigström’s workshop.
Fabergé in Cyrillic characters
Text adapted from Fabergé in the Royal CollectionProvenance
Bought by the Dowager Tsarina Marie Feodorovna, 7 December 1912 (275 roubles) by whom given to Queen Mary for Christmas 1912
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