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A hardstone carving of a terrapin
Fabergé, circa 1900

27 November 2013, 14:00 GMT
London, New Bond Street

Sold for £37,500 inc. premium

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A hardstone carving of a terrapin

Fabergé, circa 1900
the citrine body acting as magnifying glass, the back, limbs and head engraved to emulate shell and scales, with gold-mounted gem-set eyes
length: 8.1cm (3 3/16in).

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A similar example was sold at Sotheby's Geneva, 16th November 1989, lot 442.

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ICÔNE REPRÉSENTANT LA DÉISIS AVEC LES SAINTS ZOSIME ET SAVVATI Russie, première moitié du XIXe siècle