A Chinese jade archer’s ring mounted by Carl Fabergé
St Petersburg, 1896-1908
Imperial jewelled and enamelled hardstone gumpot by Carl Fabergé
St. Petersburg, before 1896
carved from a single piece of agate in the form of an apple, the gold stalk enamelled translucent green over a hand engraved ground and topped with a rose diamond.
Chief Workmaster Erik Kollin
inventory No.: 3753.
4.5cm in diameter by 5.5 cm high including stalk.
The Fabergé invoice for the gumpot, dated 7th February 1901. It is noted with ‘Noël’, indicating the gumpot was bought by the Dowager Empress as a Christmas gift.
Provenance:
Purchased by the Her Imperial Majesty The Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna of Russia from Fabergé in St. Petersburg, 7th February 1901, for 70 roubles.
Exhibited:
Fabergé in London: Romance to Revolution, Victoria & Albert Museum, London 2021-2022.
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