Lot Essay
Franz Roubaud (1856-1928) was the painter of numerous famous battlescenes. Among his most notable works are 'The Defence of Sebastopol' and 'Borodino'.
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A JEWELLED BROOCH
BY FABERGÉ, WORKMASTER AUGUST HOLLMING, ST. PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1900, WITH SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 2525
The quatrefoil face with white metal trellis within a rose-cut diamond-set rim centred by a yellow metal Imperial crown set with a cabochon ruby and rose-cut diamonds, one diamond lacking, marked on the pin and rim, in fitted Imperial presentation case
BY FABERGÉ, WORKMASTER AUGUST HOLLMING, ST. PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1900, WITH SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 2525
The quatrefoil face with white metal trellis within a rose-cut diamond-set rim centred by a yellow metal Imperial crown set with a cabochon ruby and rose-cut diamonds, one diamond lacking, marked on the pin and rim, in fitted Imperial presentation case
Provenance
Presented by the Emperor Nicholas II to the daughter of Franz Roubaud.
Thence by descent to the present owner.
Thence by descent to the present owner.