Lot 55 · Imperial and Royal Presents
a gold and jewelled pencil holder, bolin, st. petesburg, circa 1900
Artist unrecorded · set with sapphires and diamonds, apparently unmarked, held in a fitted leather case
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- Estimate
- £3,000–£5,000 hammer ≈ $4,499–$7,499
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Imperial and Royal Presents , London · 24 November 2008
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3817849
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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a gold and jewelled pencil holder, bolin, st. petesburg, circa 1900. Sotheby's, 24 Nov 2008, lot 55. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3817849.
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a gold and jewelled pencil holder, bolin, st. petesburg, circa 1900. Sotheby's, 24 Nov 2008, lot 55. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3817849.
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