Russian Works of Art, Fabergé and Icons
Russian Works of Art, Fabergé and Icons
Auction Closed
December 2, 04:59 PM GMT
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
A commemorative gold and guilloché enamel jeton, Alexander Tillander, St Petersburg, circa 1903
simulating a locket, the front enamelled in vivid green over starbust engine-turned ground, applied with a column inscribed Vakon in Cyrillic underneath the imperial crown, the sides applied with laurel branches underneath the date 1908-1913, the reverse inscribed For the esteemed Ilya Dimitrievich Todorovsky from the comrades and work colleagues of the Odessa administrative court, opens to reveal inscribed names of the givers; struck on the loop with workmaster’s initials, 56 standard
height including loop 4.5cm, 1 7/10in.