A letter opener by Carl Fabergé

cut from a single piece of nephrite and mounted on both sides of the handle with gold
roubles from the reign of Katherine the Great enamelled translucent red over a
concentrically engraved ground, within a cage of yellow gold rocaille
and above chased gold flowers set with a brilliant cut diamonds.

Workmaster: Fedor Afanassiev,
St. Petersburg, circa 1905,

15.8cm in length,
2.2 cm across.