Signet-pencil with the nobility coat of arms on the matrix
Signet-pencil with the nobility coat of arms on the matrix
Russia, Saint-Petersburg
Late 19th - early 20th centuries
Two-color gold, enamel, sapphire; casting, chasing, carving
Height 7.8 cm
Marks: "56" and illegible marks
Signet-pencil of two-color gold, made in the form of a cylindrical twisted column merging through the small stem (neck) to octahedral matrix with the image of a swan with spread wings above a noble crown carved on it. A pencil is inserted inside the signet in cylindrical case with spherical pommel made in hammering technique and sapphire cabochon insert. On the hilt of the signet there is Onlay crown and the monogram "W" are on the signet hilt. There are an eyelet and a ring for hanging.
Инв.492.1-2/ДПИ