Lot 457
  • 457

An Imperial Fabergé gold and enamel brooch, workmaster Feodor Afanassiev, St Petersburg, 1904-1905

Estimate
7,000 - 9,000 GBP
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Description

  • gold, enamel
  • height 2.6cm, 7/8 in.
formed as an oval gold reed with entwining end loops suspending a miniature egg pendant enamelled in translucent pale green over a hatched surface, struck with workmaster's initials, 56 standard, scratched inventory number 2930

Provenance

Purchased by Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna for 18 roubles in 1905

Condition

Excellent condition.
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