A pair of Fabergé jewelled gold and guilloché enamel cufflinks, Moscow, circa 1890

Wartski, London, 1978

The Collection of Clarice Smith;

Sotheby’s Geneva, 15 November 2022, lot 1276

New York, A La Vieille Russie, Inc., Fabergé: Exhibition for the Benefit of the Scholarship Fund of the Cooper-Hewitt Museum, the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Design, April 22 - May 21, 1983, no. 346

Exhibition catalogue, Fabergé: Exhibition for the Benefit of the Scholarship Fund of the Cooper-Hewitt Museum, the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Design, New York, A La Vieille Russie, Inc., 1983, no. 346, p. 105 listed, p. 103 illustrated

Clarice Smith (1933-2021) was an artist, philanthropist and life-long contributor to the Washington DC area community, where she lived with her husband Robert H. Smith. Clarice received both a BA and MFA from the George Washington University and held two honorary doctorates from George Washington University and the University of Maryland. She painted professionally for over forty years, represented by the Gerald Peters Gallery in New York City, and her flare for the artistic can be seen in her collection of jewelry and Fabergé.

Clarice and her builder-developer husband, Robert H. Smith, traveled widely collecting art and antiques. Their interest in fine art was particularly focused on 17th Century Dutch Art and Renaissance Bronzes, later gifted to the National Gallery of Art. Many pieces from the collection, such as the present work by Fabergé were acquired during their travels abroad. The couple made a deep impact on their broader community through vast philanthropic work in support of the arts, education, American History and medical research.