FABERGE JEWELLED GOLD, GUILLOCHÉ ENAMEL AND BOWENITE PARASOL OR CANE HANDLE, ENCRUSTED WITH 12 ROSE-CUT DIAMONDS (+)

Russia, Saint Petersburg, workmaster M. E. Perkhin, chief master of the Faberge company. the last quarter of the 19th Century. Gold, cast, guilloche enamel, 12 rose-cut diamonds. Hallmarks: 56 gold mark with the coat of arms of the city «Saint Petersburg», maker «MP». Height: 11.2 cm, diameter: 2.4 cm. Provenance: Heirs of Serge Koussevitzky (1874-1951), a Russian-born conductor and composer, music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra from 1924 to 1949. Private collection (Gesa von Habsburg appraisal certificate) (+) This lot is under temporary importation and is subject to import tax (5.5%) (EU) and administrative customs broker fees.