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Wed, Nov 13, 2024 10:00AM EST
Lot 622

Faberge Moscow Thistle Box

Estimate: $15,000 - $25,000

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14k multicolor gold and agate Faberge hinged box, circa 1899 Moscow. Of rectangular form, the body carved from agate and accented in multicolor gold. The top of the box with two yellow gold thistles and leaves surrounded by yellow gold frame. The bottom edge of the of the lid banded with alternating white gold five petal flowers and yellow gold leaves. The base of the box with a similar yellow gold frame with eight rose gold thistles with yellow gold leaves around the perimeter.

Hallmarked on the lip of the base and along one of the thistle leaves at the back. Marked KF (in Cyrillic), 56 Zlotniks gold mark, and Moscow city mark of a rider & horse with scratched inventory number 15136.

Provenance: Purchased by prominent Cleveland lawyer and art collector, Frank Hadley Ginn (1868-1938) for his wife, Cornelia Root Ginn, thence by descent to current owner.

Hadley Ginn was prominent Ohio lawyer, art collector and philanthropist. Hadley Ginn was a patron of the Cleveland Orchestra, Severance Hall, the Northern Ohio Opera Association, and the Cleveland String Quartet. He amassed a notable collection of fine Impressionist art at his home, Moxahela, through his connections with the influential art dealer, Paul Durand-Ruel.

Length: 2 in x width: 1 1/2 in x height: 1 in. Gross weight: 90.6 g.

Condition

Some light wear to the top lid and bottom base. The hinges open and close smoothly. All gold components firmly affixed. No cracks to the agate.

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