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in the form of a quince, carved in a mottled and delicately striated brown agate which mimics the caramel colour of a candied quince, the rim of the lid decorated with a single row of rose cut diamonds mounted in gold, the thumbpiece denoted by a cabochon emerald, the dimple at the top of the fruit set with a single old mine cut diamond.
Inventory No.: 58832
Height: 3.5cm
Purchased by the Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna from Fabergé in St Petersburg on 9th March, 1898 for 190 roubles.