Lot 316
  • 316

An Imperial Presentation gold and hardstone egg pendant, possibly Fabergé, workmaster Victor Aarne, St Petersburg, circa 1895

Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
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Description

  • Gold, lapis lazuli
  • height 1.5cm, 5/8 in.
carved of lapis lazuli and applied with the crowned cypher of Empress Maria Feodorovna, gold loop, struck with workmaster's initials VA or VD (Cyrillic), 56 standard

Condition

Excellent condition. An especially good specimen of lapis.
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