Lot 22: A Two-Colour Gold-Mounted and Guilloché Enamel Nephrite Paper-Knife

A Two-Colour Gold-Mounted and Guilloché Enamel Nephrite Paper-Knife
By Fabergé, with the workmaster's mark of Anders Nevalainen, St Petersburg, 1908-1917
The flattened nephrite blade in form of a sabre, the tapering gold handle enamelled in translucent white over a guilloché ground, within gold stylized foliate borders, terminating with reeded finial, marked under enamel, in red leather Cartier case
6¾ in. (17 cm.) long

Acquired by the present owner circa 1950.

THE PROPERTY OF THE DOWAGER DUCHESS OF DEVONSHIRE, D.C.V.O.
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