Russian Works of Art, Fabergé and Icons
Russian Works of Art, Fabergé and Icons
A FABERGÉ JEWELLED GOLD-MOUNTED EGG PENDANT, ST PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1900
Auction Closed
November 26, 06:32 PM GMT
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property of a Gentleman
A FABERGÉ JEWELLED GOLD-MOUNTED EGG PENDANT, ST PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1900
the transparent matte body carved of glass and set with citrine, amethyst, emerald and sapphire in yellow gold bezels, struck on the loops with KF in Cyrillic, 56 standard
height 1.9cm, ¾in.
The design of the present egg is related to known Fabergé pieces in the aesthetic taste, decorated with varicoloured enamel circles, deriving from Japanese textile ornament. For a related egg pendant please see exhibition catalogue, Wartski, Japonisme: From Falize to Fabergé, London, 2011, p. 96, no.177. For a related cigarette case and brooch formerly in the Forbes Magazine Collection, please see G. von Habsburg, Fabergé: Imperial Craftsman and His World, London, 2000, p. 126, nos. 200 and 200A.