Lot Details
Lot 181
Russian Two-Color Gold-Mounted Bowenite Cane Handle
Workmaster's mark EK, St. Petersburg, 1899-1903
The hook form hardstone handle with a reeded rose gold mount with laurel-chased yellow gold border, with spurious Fabergé mark. Length 3 1/2 inches (8.9 cm).
Provenance:
Sotheby's, New York, June 6, 1995, lot 166 (part).
Private Collection.
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Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000
Sold for $2,000 (includes buyer's premium)
Additional Notes & Condition Report
In good condition; light surface scratches to stone and gold mount, consistent with age and use; ends of gold mount slightly bent at very tip; French import mark on gold mount (ET)
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