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Fifteen miniature Easter egg pendants, circa 1900
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- gold, silver, rubies, enamel, various hardstones, steel
comprising a silver and enamel egg, 84 standard; a silver locket egg opening to reveal a gold snake, unrecorded workmaster FB, St. Petersburg; a purpurine egg, probably Fabergé; a gem-set gold egg, apparently unmarked; an oyster guilloché enamel egg, Fedor Afanasiev; a blue guilloché enamel egg painted with swallows, apparently unmarked; a gold egg humorously modeled as a frog, Carl Blank; five Murano-style glass eggs, and a carved aventurine quartz egg, apparently unmarked. All suspended from a gunmetal chain necklace.
Condition
scattered wear throughout; the egg with swallow with possible area of repair
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.