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Eleven Russian Miniature Easter Egg Pendants and a Pendant Locket, circa 1900
Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 USD
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Description
- Gold, silver, enamel, hardstones, pearl
a blue enameled silver set with a faceted red stone; a gold egg set with a jeweled flower spray, Cyrillic maker's mark VK; a silver egg enameled translucent strawberry red set with a faceted pale blue stone, maker's mark apparently AA; a silver bunny egg with nephrite body; a silver and gold egg enameled translucent pale blue, by Fabergé workmaster August Hollming; another silver and gold egg enameled translucent pink and set with a jeweled flower spray, apparently by Fabergé workmaster Henrik Wigström; a pink hardstone egg with varicolored gold cagework; a silver egg enameled pale green with gilded fleur-de-lis; a gold egg set with a faceted emerald; an openwork gold egg set with rubies and diamonds; and a silver egg enameled translucent pink, possibly by Erik Kollin; the small gold locket enameled translucent apple green with a border of diamonds. Together with a silver egg pendant enameled translucent red and applied with a pearl-set spider, Continental. All suspended from a gold chain necklace.
Provenance
Collection of Doris de Keyserlingk
Condition
some small losses to enamel
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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE 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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.