An unusual Russian gold-mounted lapis lazuli hand seal with three matrices Samuel Arnd, St. Petersburg, late 19th century the cylindrical handle with a veneer of lapis lazuli, the hinged gold mount with openwork collar decorated with wavy motifs, the waisted foot with two hinged mounts enclosing pale purple, orange and oyster-coloured agate matrix engraved with a crest and the Russian monogram 'EBE' the emblem of a sheaf of corn 9.5cm long Provenance: Christie's New York, Important Silver, Objects of Vertu and Russian Works of Art, 16th April 1999, lot 109
An unusual Russian gold-mounted lapis lazuli hand seal with three matrices Samuel Arnd, St. Petersburg, late 19th century the cylindrical handle with a veneer of lapis lazuli, the hinged gold mount with openwork collar decorated with wavy motifs, the waisted foot with two hinged mounts enclosing pale purple, orange and oyster-coloured agate matrix engraved with a crest and the Russian monogram 'EBE' the emblem of a sheaf of corn 9.5cm long Provenance: Christie's New York, Important Silver, Objects of Vertu and Russian Works of Art, 16th April 1999, lot 109
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