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A Treasured History: The Stream Family Collection
A JEWELED, ENAMEL, SILVER AND ROCK CRYSTAL STUDY OF A PANSY
BY FABERGÉ, ST. PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1915, SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 24898
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A JEWELED, ENAMEL, SILVER AND ROCK CRYSTAL STUDY OF A PANSY
BY FABERGÉ, ST. PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1915, SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 24898
In a tapering cylindrical rock crystal vase, a light green enameled silver stem terminating in a painted enamel flower in shades of blue, yellow, pink, and brown, centering a gold-mounted diamond, set with green enameled sepals on the back, with three green enamel leaves on the stem, apparently unmarked; in a fitted Hammer Galleries wooden case
5 ½ in. (14 cm.) high
BY FABERGÉ, ST. PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1915, SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 24898
In a tapering cylindrical rock crystal vase, a light green enameled silver stem terminating in a painted enamel flower in shades of blue, yellow, pink, and brown, centering a gold-mounted diamond, set with green enameled sepals on the back, with three green enamel leaves on the stem, apparently unmarked; in a fitted Hammer Galleries wooden case
5 ½ in. (14 cm.) high
Provenance
By repute, the collection of Emperor Nicholas II (1868-1918) and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna (1872-1918).
Almost certainly sold by the Soviet government to Armand Hammer in the late 1920s / early 1930s.
Acquired by Matilda Geddings Gray (1885-1971) from Hammer Galleries, New York, in the late 1940s / early 1950s.
By descent to Matilda Gray Stream (1924-2023) and descendants.
Almost certainly sold by the Soviet government to Armand Hammer in the late 1920s / early 1930s.
Acquired by Matilda Geddings Gray (1885-1971) from Hammer Galleries, New York, in the late 1940s / early 1950s.
By descent to Matilda Gray Stream (1924-2023) and descendants.
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Julia Jones
Head of Sale