BOX OR BONBON DISH (BONBONNIÈRE)

Creator(s): Fabergé (Firm) , Mikhail Evlampievich Perkhin (Workmaster)

On view in: Dacha

About this object

A nephrite bonboniere in the rococo style, of regular bombe form, carved with cartouches and supported upon eight feet. The gold mount is set with rose-cut diamonds and a cabochon thumbpiece.

Object name:

BOX OR BONBON DISH (BONBONNIÈRE)

Made from:

Gold -- nephrite (jade) -- diamonds -- ruby

Made in:

Saint Petersburg, Russia

Date made:

1886-1898

Size:

H. 1 1/2 × Diam. 2 3/4 in. (3.8 × 7 cm)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:

11.64

Class:

GOLD

Signature marks:

HALLMARKS: crossed anchors and scepter (for St. Petersburg before 1899); 72 for gold standard; Fabergé in Cyrillic; MP in Cyrillicfor Mikhail Perkhin; [upper hinge] HALLMARKS: MP in Cyrillic; 72 for gold standard; crossed anchors [lower hinge] INSCRIPTION scratch number: 289 FKMM [lower hinge]

Credit line:

Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973