A SCYTHIAN-STYLE GOLD BANGLE

PROBABLY BY FABERGÉ, ST. PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1885

Details

A SCYTHIAN-STYLE GOLD BANGLE
probably by Fabergé, St. Petersburg, circa 1885
The hinged shaft of twisted ropework, the terminals modelled, chased and engraved as lion's heads wtih granulated and wirework tapering collars, apparently unmarked
2.5in. (7.5cm.) wide
1oz. (46gr.)

Literature

For similar bangles see A. K. Snowman, The Art of Carl Fabergé (London, 1962), plate 217 for an unmarked Fabergé bangle; New York, A la Vieille Russie, Fabergé (1983), no. 347; Munich, Kunsthalle, Fabergé, Hofjuwelier der Zaren, no. 88, and Christie's Geneva, 19 May 1992, lot 296

Lot Essay

Jewellery based on treasures excavated in 1830 and during the 1860s near Kerch in the Crimea was made in the early 1880s by Erik Kollin, chief workmaster for Fabergé. Through careful study of the original works, Kollin and his apprentices became highly skilled in the art of the ancient goldsmiths and when the pieces are shown by Fabergé at The Moscow Pan-Russian Exhibition in 1882 and The Nuremberg Arts Exhibition in 1885 they were awarded a gold metal and brought Fabergé's international acclaim.

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