Details
The curved dinosaur gastrolith with a polished interior and natural exterior, the hinged flat cover enameled in translucent salmon pink over a sunburst guilloché ground, mounted with silver-gilt scrolls and floral garlands, with diamond-set thumbpiece, marked on rim with 'Fabergé' in Cyrillic and workmaster's initials
23⁄4 in. (7 cm.) long
Provenance
Collection of Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna (1864-1918).
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, Geneva, 15 November 1990, lot 440.
Exhibited
Von Dervis Mansion, St. Petersburg, Fabergé Artifacts, Antique Miniatures and Snuffboxes Belonging to the Members of the Imperial Family and Private Persons, 8-15 March 1902.
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