Russian Works of Art, Fabergé and Icons
Russian Works of Art, Fabergé and Icons
A Fabergé egg pendant gold necklace, workmasters Feodor Afanassiev, Oskar Pihl and others, various cities and dates
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November 30, 06:31 PM GMT
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15,000 - 25,000 GBP
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A Fabergé egg pendant gold necklace, workmasters Feodor Afanassiev, Oskar Pihl and others, various cities and dates
nine egg pendants suspended from a rose gold chain:
1. rose-cut diamond and gold-mounted purpurin egg pendant, unmarked
2. gold-mounted purple and orange guilloché enamel egg pendant, workmaster Feodor Afanassiev, St Petersburg, 1908-1917
3. diamond and ruby-set gold-mounted pale blue guilloché enamel egg pendant, workmaster PF, 1908-1917, struck with maker's mark in Cyrillic
4. cabochon sapphire set gold egg pendant, 1908-1917, 56 standard
5. diamond and gold-mounted purpurin mistletoe egg pendant, St Petersburg, 1899-1908
6. diamond and gold-mounted red guilloché enamel and chrysoprase acorn egg pendant, workmaster Oskar Pihl, Moscow, late 19th century
7. gold-mounted blue and white cloisonné enamel egg pendant
8. oval table-cut ruby and gold egg pendant, workmaster IO, St Petersburg, late 19th century
9. varicoloured gold-mounted carnelian egg pendant, workmaster AA, 1908-1917, 56 standard
length of chain 41.7cm, 16⅜in.; height of largest egg incl. loop 2.4cm, 1 in.
A. von Solodkoff, Fabergé, London, 1988, p. 53, illustrated (nos. 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7)
J. Booth, The Art of Fabergé, London, 1990, pp. 46-47, illustrated (nos. 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7)
G. von Habsburg-Lothringen & A. von Solodkoff, Fabergé: Court Jeweler to the Tsars, New York, 1979, no. 124, p. 105 listed, p. 99 illustrated (mistletoe, no. 5)