Lot 20A


RUSSIAN FABERGE LETTER OPENER "EXQUISITELY CRAFTED RUSSIAN LETTER OPENER BEARING THE STAMPED FABERGE NAME IN CYRILLIC LETTERS WITH WORKMASTER INITIALS ""A.N."" AND ASSAY STANDARD ""84"". FASHIONED IN GILDED SILVER WITH SPINACH GREEN NEPHRITE JADE HANDLE, THE UPPER BLADE AND HANDLE MOUNTED WITH NUMBEROUS MINE CUT DIAMONDS, TOGETHER WITH FITTED WOOD PRESENTATION CASE. A.N. = ANTTI NEVALAINEN. 84=84 ZOLOTNIKS=.875/1000 PURITY. 96-ZOLOTNIKS IS PURE SILVER. DOUBLE-HEADED EAGLE MOUNT ON SIDE OF JADE HANDLE IS THE STATE EMBLEM OF THE RUSSIAN EMPIRE. STANDARD MARK INDICATES AFTER 1908, HEAD FACING RIGHT, SECOND KOKOSHNIK MARK 1908-1926, ""A"" IS REGIONAL SYMBOL FOR ST. PETERSBURG. Height: 10 1/4 in. by Width: 1 1/2 in. by Depth: 3/4 in." "
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