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Property from a Swedish Collection
A very rare Fabergé jewelled platinum and rock crystal ‘Ice’ Red Cross pendant, workmaster Albert Holmström, after the design by Alma Pihl, St Petersburg, circa 1915
Auction Closed
July 5, 02:05 PM GMT
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property from a Swedish Collection
A very rare 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 emulating glistening frost accented with rose-cut diamonds and applied with a ruby-mounted gold red-cross, suspended from a diamond-set hook, indistinct scratched inventory number,apparently unmarked, in an original fitted Fabergé case, with chain
height incl. loop 4.4 cm, 1¾in.
Presented to Signe Zander in 1915 by Marta Nobel-Oleinikoff (1881-1973) in recognition of her work at the Nobel Hospital for the Red Cross during the First World War
Thence by descent
Thence by descent