Jewelled Gold and Enamel Parasol Handle by

Fabergé

workmaster Mikhail Perkhin, St Petersburg, circa 1890 struck with workmaster’s initials and FABERGÉ in Cyrillic, assay master’s initials (Ya.L. in Cyrillic for Yakov Lyapunov), gold mark of 56 zolotniks length: 7 cm

A gold parasol handle of tapering cylindrical form decorated with panels of grey enamel over a guilloché ground, framed by chased gold and white enamel borders applied with diamond and enamel flower motifs, the lower part is treated as a series of cartouches each enclosing a rose-cut diamond; the top similarly decorated and set with a rosecut diamond finial; the edges applied with bands of smaller diamonds; the opening later filled with a large citrine.