Fabergé, Imperial & Revolutionary Art

A Fabergé jewelled moonstone, gold and guilloché enamel pendant, workmaster Oskar Pihl, Moscow, circa 1890

Auction Closed

November 26, 05:37 PM GMT

Estimate

6,000 - 8,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

shaped as a heart, the pink guilloché face within a gold border, centred with a large cabochon moonstone surrounded by a row of rose-cut diamonds, struck to the reverse with workmaster's initials, 56 standard

height incl. loop 3.6cm; 1 3/8 in.

A highly comparative pink enamel heart-shaped pendant set with a cabochon moonstone by Fabergé can be found in the Anteroom of the Fabergé Museum in St Petersburg (no. 37).

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