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Box 1908-11
Gold, enamel, jasper, rose diamonds | 1.7 x 7.5 x 2.8 cm (whole object) | RCIN 9163
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Rectangular box with canted corners of gold with green enamel at sides, lid with green enamel border set with rose diamonds and red jasper panel applied with urn and flowers with swag and wreath of rose diamonds; oval rose diamond press stud at front.
This elegant gold box is applied with pale green enamel striped with gold. The lid is set with a panel of jasper on which a vase of flowers encircled by diamonds and with diamond swags is applied. The box was given to Queen Mary by the royal family for her birthday on 26 May 1934.
Mark of Henrik Wigström; gold mark of 56 zolotniks (1908-1917); initials of Carl Fabergé in Roman letters; Fabergé in Roman Letters; English import marks for 1911
Text adapted from Fabergé in the Royal CollectionProvenance
Presented to Queen Mary on her birthday by the Royal Family, 26 May 1934
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Creator(s)
(jeweller)Acquirer(s)
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Medium and techniques
Gold, enamel, jasper, rose diamonds
Measurements
1.7 x 7.5 x 2.8 cm (whole object)
Place of Production
St Petersburg [Russia]