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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The Foros was the private yacht of Tsar Nicholas II, which was docked at Sevastopol in the Crimea. The tsar sailed on the yacht while on holiday at Livadia Palace. Such brooches may have been given as souvenirs to important guests of the tsar.
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