GOLD and DIAMONDS - CARVED NEPHRITE JADE RHINO
Featuring Old Cut Diamond Eyes, this figurine boasts a stunning deep color that photographs simply cannot capture, revealing its infinite beauty. The piece exhibits remarkable attention to detail, giving the impression of a live snail frozen in time. Truly one-of-a-kind, this figurine is in exquisite condition, representing an exceptionally rare investment-grade item. It comes presented in a Fitted Wood Box.
HALLMARKS: '56' for gold standard, 'K.F' in Cyrillic for Karl Faberge, and mark 'H.W' for Henrik Emanuel Wigstrom (1862-1922) who was a department head workmaster for the workshop of Karl Faberge in the years 1903-1918 - more information is below.
DIMENSIONS: 3.54 x 1.97 inches (90 x 50 mm). Weight: 182.4 grams.
ESTIMATED PRICE: $5,000 - $10,000 (Significantly lower than today's market price. Additionally, we are prepared to offer some items at 50% of the Low Estimate Price).
HISTORY of SALES: A few years ago, Russian carved stone figurines were sold on Live Auctioneers and Christie's for $15,500, $75,500, $118,500, and $128,500 - please refer to the screenshots for details.
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WORKMASTER: Henrik Immanuel Wigstrom (1862-1923) was one of the most important Faberge workmasters along with Michael Perchin. Perchin was the head workmaster from 1886 until his death in 1903, when he was succeeded by his chief assistant Henrik Wigstrom. These two workmasters were responsible for almost all the imperial Easter eggs. Erik August Kollin, a Finn, was head work master from 1870 to 1886 and produced gold jewellery, including pieces in the Scythian style (the Scythian treasure had just been discovered at Kerch in the Crimea). Wigstrom became head workmaster at Faberge after Perchin's death in 1903. The number of craftsmen in Wigstrom's workshop diminished drastically with the outbreak of World War I. By 1918, the Revolution forced the complete closing of the House of Faberge. Aged 56, Wigstrom retreated almost empty-handed to his summer house, on Finnish territory, and died there in 1923. His art is similar to Perchin's but tends to be in the Louis XVI, Empire, or neo-classical style. Nearly all the Faberge hardstone animals, figures and flowers from that time period were produced under his supervision.

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