Russian Works of Art
Russian Works of Art
Property of a European Collector
A JEWELLED GOLD AND GUILLOCHÉ ENAMEL EGG PENDANT
Lot Closed
June 17, 01:25 PM GMT
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property of a European Collector
A JEWELLED GOLD AND GUILLOCHÉ ENAMEL EGG PENDANT
one side cast with an anchor beneath enamelled naval flags, their crossed poles set with rose-cut diamonds, the reverse with an anchor inscribed in Russian 'Foros', struck on the loop with spurious marks, 72 standard
height 2.2cm,⅞in.
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The tea magnate, Alexander Grigorievich Kuznetsov, named and purchased the 239 foot steam yacht Foros following her launch in Scotland on the 9th June 1891. Designed by the Glaswegian yacht architect Thomas Lennox Watson, Foros took her name from the southernmost Crimean resort made popular by Kuznetsov through the development of his palatial estate there. Guests aboard the yacht were exceptionally well treated. In 1896 Kuznetsov had the honour of selling Foros to Grand Duke George Aleksandrovich who renamed her Tsaritsa. The yacht’s history continued in the First World War, during which she served as a hospital ship before eventually being scrapped in 1927.