An unusual jewelled gold and enamel mounted purpurine box


Fabergé, workmaster Henrik Wigström, St. Petersburg, September 1903 - March 1904rectangular form with hinged lid, body from polished purpurine, two shaped gold hinges attached to the back and the lid with fine screws, they are further decorated with white champlevé enamel, interior part of the hinges mirrors the arched design, hinged front clasp decorated identically and set with a small rose-cut diamond; in original fitted wood box lined with cream silk and velvet and stamped with company's insignia, 56 standard 5 x 3 x 1.2cm (2 3/8 x 1 9/16 x 7/8in ).
|ProvenanceSotheby's, New York, 23 October 2014, lot 13Acquired by the present collector from aboveOffered with expertise certificate by expert Valentin Skurlov, dated 15 January 2018