Property of a Gentleman
A FABERGÉ SET OF JEWELLED GOLD AND GUILLOCHÉ ENAMEL SHIRT STUDS, ST PETERSBURG, 1899-1903
Auction Closed
November 26, 06:32 PM GMT
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property of a Gentleman
A FABERGÉ SET OF JEWELLED GOLD AND GUILLOCHÉ ENAMEL SHIRT STUDS, ST PETERSBURG, 1899-1903
enamelled in translucent vivid red and set with rose-cut diamonds, with indistinct workmaster's initials, 56 standard, scratched inventory number 64914; with original Fabergé fitted case
diameter 0.8cm, ⅜in.
According to the Imperial Cabinet ledgers, Grand Duke Mikhail Alexandrovich ordered two enamelled sets of shirt studs numbered 64915 and 64916 from Fabergé, identical in description to the present lot numbered 64914, for his journey to London in 1901.
We are grateful for the assistance of Svetlana Chestnykh in researching the present lot.