Decorative Boxes

Circular box in engraved red gold and enamelled translucent royal blue guilloché enamel, with green gold chased foliate borders, the cover applied with a rose diamond basket of flowers set with three cabochon rubies and two emeralds.Mark of Henrik Wigström; FABERGÉ in Cyrillic; gold mark of 72 zolotniks (1896-1908)

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AN AUSTRIAN OR GERMAN JEWELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX CIRCA 1850, UNIDENTIFIED MAKER'S MARK DK oval gold box, the hinged cover, sides and base applied with rows of graduating garnets radiating from, on the cover, a central garnet cabochon with seed-pearl border and on the base, an oval chased gold plaque with gold border within reeded gold mounts, polished gold thumbpiece

Square box of silver-gilt with translucent magenta weave guilloché enamel and chased laurel border of red and green gold with plain thumb-piece, a rose diamond is set at the centre of the hinged lid.Mark of Michael Perchin; silver mark of 88 zolotniks (before 1896); Fabergé in Cyrillic characters

Rock crystal egg-shaped box with quarter lid, repoussé hinge and clasp in red and green gold with border in rococo style and lattice set with rose diamonds.Fabergé used rock crystal mainly for the vases in which his flower studies appear to be held in water. Birbaum, Fabergé’s chief designer, describes how rock crystal was difficult to carve because it was prone to crumbling and says that it was worked on only by the most experienced workmasters. As it could not tolerate heat...

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Rectangular box, hinged, gold, yellow sunburst guilloché and white enamel, lid with green enamel scroll leaf and rose diamond border, Romanov double headed gold eagle set in rose diamond circular frame, rose diamond thumbpiece, plain interior.The hierarchy of official gifts presented by the Tsar of Russia was strictly organised according to the intended recipient’s ranking in society. The table of ranks had been established in 1722 during the reign of Peter the Great and continued to be used…

Archibald Knox and Liberty of London are names inextricably linked, especially when we consider the up swell of indigenous British design at the beginning of the twentieth century.

Art Deco Gold, Platinum, Enamel and Diamond Rouge Pot 14 kt., circa 1930

Egg-shaped box of rhodonite with forward opening gold hinge at front and rose diamond fleur-de-lys surround, tapering rose diamond thumbpiece and gold clasp.Fabergé was strongly influenced by the tradition of hardstone carving in Russia, which was centred on Ekaterinburg. He exploited the full range of naturally occuring hardstones for all manner of objects, from animals and flowers to practical and decorative objects. Rhodonite, a form of striated pink marble, was one of the stones he used…

A Faberge two-color gilded silver and enamel photograph frame, workmaster Michael Perchin, St Petersburg, circa 1899-1903, scratched inventory number 5182. Circular in form, the frame surmounted with a gilded silver bow knot and enameled with alternating panels of translucent red and opaque white enamel over an engine-turned ground, the aperture framed in seed pearls. John Atzbach.

ThIs unique snuffbox was created in 1770 from 3'ooo diamonds and gold and belonged to King of Prussia Frederick the Great. Empress Alexandra, wife of Nikolay II also owned it until 1917. The next owner was Queen Mary, grandmother of HMTQ Elizabeth II.

Demi-lune gold and yellow enamel bonbonnière of engine turned ground, mounted with gold. Border of gold inlaid with white enamel T design on lid. Simple curved gold thumbpiece.CF in Cyrillic; FABERGÉ in Cyrillic; gold mark of 56 zolotniks (1899-1908)