Auction 153 Antiques & Works of Art, Silver & Jewellery

846

A Russian hardstone paperweight


Estimate

3.000 - 5.000


Session 3

16 October 2025



Description

Naturalistically carved in amethyst with various violet tones, depicting a bunch of grapes with leaf and tendrils in hardstones

Mounted on a rectangular tiered base in green jasper

Work attributable to the lapidary workshops of Yekaterinburg

Russia, late 19th century

(minor losses and defects)

5x12x8 cm



Closed Auction