- 555
South Eastern Railway: A Fabergé gold and enamel jeton, Edward Schramm, St Petersburg, 1893
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 GBP
Log in to view results
bidding is closed
Description
- Gold, enamel
- height excluding loop: 47mm; length of brooch:11cm
octagonal, surmounted with Imperial crown, the front applied with enamel civic arms of Voronezh, Kursk, Ekaterinoslav, Tambov, Astrakhan, Saratov and centered with the arms of the regiment of Rostov-upon-Don region, the reverse named G. Schwabach and dated 1893; with replacement suspension ring bearing Austrian import marks and mounted on a gold Austrian brooch suspender marked AR and also carrying miniature Orders and Medals, comprising: Belgium, Order of Leopold; Austria, State award (lacking centre); Austria, Military Merit Cross; Austria, Order of Merit of the Republic Badge, with Vatican, Pro Ecclesia et Pontifica Cross; Austria, Order of Merit of the Republic Star, with Austria, Military Merit Cross
Condition
Front: restoration to enamel throughout.
Reverse: there is retoration to the enamel to the right corner and to the ribbon.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
On the 1st August 1893 the private Gryazi-Tsaritsinskaya and Kozlovo-Voronezhsko-Rostovskaya railways merged with state-run Orlovsko-Gryazinkoy and Livonskoy railways under the management of South-Eastern Railways stock venture. Traversing the provinces of Voronezh, Orlov, Tula, Tambov, Saratov and Kursk the railways linked the coal-basin of Donetsk region with the Central industrial, Volga regions and Siberia. A gold jeton such as the offered one gave the bearer free travel in 1st Class carriage.
For similar examples please see A. Ivanov, Jetons of the Russian Empire, Russian National Museum, Moscow 2004, Nos. 11-12