A FABERGE GOLD MOUNTED AND ENAMELLED SILVER PEN HOLDER

Description:

St. Petersburg, 1899-1908
L. 16,7 cm
Silver with white translucent enamel on the sides against a guilloché background, and a strip of orange translucent enamel along the upper rim. Gold mounting on the base, hallmarked with a small kokoshnik, ‘KF’ and ‘56’. At the bottom a kokoshnik mark with ‘Ya.L.’ for Yakov Lyapunov and 84 Zolotnik, engraved with ‘26530’ and the Fabergé purveyor to the court stamp. Approx. 174g. Minor wear.
Northern German private collection
We are grateful to Alexander von Solodkoff for his expert advise