Snuffboxes and Сigarette Сases

Nephrite Desk Box

    Nephrite Desk Box

    Russia, St. Petersburg

    1908–1917

    workmaster Wigström, Henrik Immanuel, Fabergé firm

    Nephrite, two-colour gold

    5.3 × 9.4 × 6.0 cm

    Marks: maker’s mark; workmaster’s mark; combined 56 zolotnik (14 ct) standard, kokoshnik and assay master’s mark of Alexander Romanov, 1904–1908; scratched inventory number 142[or 4]314

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    A rectangular desk box carved from deep green nephrite, distinguished by its restrained geometric form and finely polished surfaces. The fitted lid is outlined by a narrow band of two-colour gold, providing a delicate contrast to the rich, dark green stone. The simplicity of the design emphasizes the natural beauty of the nephrite and the precision of its workmanship. Created in the workshop of Henrik Wigström for Fabergé, the box exemplifies the refined elegance and understated luxury characteristic of the firm's objects of the early twentieth century.

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