Lot 54
  • 54

Two Russian transparent enamel Red Cross pendant Easter eggs, St. Petersburg

Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 USD
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Description

  • gold, enamel
  • height 5/8 in., 1.6 cm
both enameled translucent white over a textured ground, the front of both with a red enamel cross, the second dated 1916 on the reverse; the first 1898-1908, 56 standard; the second Ivan Britsyn, 1916, 56 standard 

Provenance

The Kazan Collection
Sotheby's London, 12 June 2007, lots 462 and 464, illustrated

Literature

M. Ghosn, Objets de Vertu par Fabergé, 1996, nos. 160 and 161, illustrated. 

Condition

overall good condition
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