Case
Fabergé
Category
Wooden objects
Date
c. 1908
Materials
holly, velvet, silk, brass
Measurements
50 mm (Width) x 50 mm (Depth); 84 mm (length)
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Polesden Lacey, Surrey
NT 1247547
Summary
Original fitted hollywood case, the inner silk lining stamped ‘Fabergé; St Petersburg; Moscow; London’. Box for Fabergé gum pot (NT 1247190).
Provenance
The bequest of Margaret (Anderson) McEwan, The Hon. Mrs Ronald - later Dame Margaret - Henry Fulke Greville, DBE (1863-1942) from probate records linked with the donation of the property to the National Trust in 1943. This item found on the record for Polesden Lacey miniatures and small objects in the strong room, page 118.
Marks and inscriptions
Inside lid: Faberge (in cyrillic script)
Makers and roles
Fabergé, jeweller