"A Russian Egyptomania 88 Silver-gilt & Porphyry Paperweight, St Petersburg XIXth Century"
A Russian Egyptomania paperweight Saint Petersburg, circa 1890
Rare 88 zolotniki silver-gilt desk paperweight, ornate with champlevé polychrome enamel, depicting a pharaoh lying on a stylized bed decorated with neo-Egyptian style motifs, resting on a red porphyry base.
Good condition, slight enamel lacks.
Russia, Saint Petersburg, circa 1890.
Silversmith: Fyed RUCH.
Gross weight: 741.0 g.
H. 6.5 x L. 17 x D. 7 cm.
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