Sale 1989
New York
|
18 April 2008
Price realised
USD 51,400
Estimate
A Gold And Enamel Presentation Brooch by Fabergé, workmaster's mark of Oskar Pihl, Moscow, circa 1890 Shaped as a miniature silver Foros lifesaver tied with gold rope to a pair of crossed enameled flags, marked on pin
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