Live Auction 3730Russian Works of Art, Important Silver and Objects of Vertu
A JEWELED GOLD IMPERIAL PRESENTATION BROOCH
Lot 17

A JEWELED GOLD IMPERIAL PRESENTATION BROOCH

BY FABERGÉ, WITH THE WORKMASTER'S MARK OF AUGUST HOLLMING, ST. PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1913, SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 3495

Closed20 May 2015

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A JEWELED GOLD IMPERIAL PRESENTATION BROOCH
BY FABERGÉ, WITH THE WORKMASTER'S MARK OF AUGUST HOLLMING, ST. PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1913, SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 3495
Circular, centering an Imperial crown within a square reserve, the crown and corners set with faceted gem stones, within openwork filigree scrolls, all within a rose-cut diamond border, marked on pin and pin guard
1 in. (2.5 cm.) diameter

Supplied by Fabergé to the Imperial Cabinet on January 10, 1913 at a cost of 150 roubles under the number 3495; entered into the Cabinet’s stock under the number 289.
Discharged in 1916 for the journey of Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna (1847-1928) to Kiev.
Decommissioned on May 23, 1917; the brooch possibly remained in the possession of the Dowager Empress.