An important Fabergé jewelled platinum and rock crystal ‘Ice’ Red Cross pendant, workmaster Albert Holmström, after the design by Alma Pihl, St Petersburg, circa 1915

Property from a Private Collection, Sweden

An important Fabergé jewelled platinum and rock crystal ‘Ice’ Red Cross pendant, workmaster Albert Holmström, after the design by Alma Pihl, St Petersburg, circa 1915

the rock crystal carved and brushed to emulate frosted ice, applied with rose-cut diamond-set frost flowers spreading downwards from the top of the pendant and a ruby-set gold red cross, suspended from a diamond-set hook, indistinct scratched inventory number on rear left side of mount

height incl. loop 4.1cm; 1⅝in.