A Fabergé gold and hardstone bird pendant, workmaster Feodor Afanasiev, St Petersburg, 1908-1917

the chick carved of white chalcedony and set with ruby eyes and gold feet, perching in an egg-shaped gold frame, pendant loop, struck with workmaster's initials, 56 standard

HIH Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna (1854-1920)

Thence by descent to the present owner

 

Excellent condition, well-made and charming. The surface of the bird lightly soiled.
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For a similar example in amethyst by the same maker, please see G. von Habsburg, Fabergé: Imperial Craftsman and His World, 2000, no. 739, p. 284.