Russian Metal Artworks

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

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    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.

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