BY FABERGÉ, WITH THE WORKMASTER'S MARK OF AUGUST HOLLMING, ST PETERSBURG, 1899-1903, SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 76389

細節

A GOLD AND SILVER-MOUNTED AQUAMARINE AND DIAMOND PENDANT BROOCH
BY FABERGÉ, WITH THE WORKMASTER'S MARK OF AUGUST HOLLMING, ST PETERSBURG, 1899-1903, SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 76389
A rectangular-shaped aquamarine within silver-cast laurel wreath surmounted with a rose-cut diamond and tied with ribbon below, suspending a lozenge-shaped aquamarine within a gold-mounted rose-cut diamond border, with suspension loop, detachable lower pendant and pin, in the original silk and velvet lined wood case stamped 'Fabergé St Petersburg Moscow, Odessa' beneath the Imperial warrant, marked on pin
4 in. (10.2 cm.) long

來源

Acquired by the father of the present owner in 1919.

注意事項

VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 20% on the buyer's premium.

榮譽呈獻

Alexis de Tiesenhausen

atiesenhausen@christies.com +44 (0)20 7389 2605

拍品專文

In 1919, HMS Erebus took part in the British Invasion of Russia providing gunfire support in the White Sea and in the Baltic Sea. According to family tradition, the owner's father was given the present aquamarine and diamond pendant brooch by a group of Russian aristocrats, whom he ferried from Russia to England in 1919. The group originally wanted to sell the jewel so that they could pay for train tickets and a place to stay in London. The Admiral suggested the group take the piece to a local jeweller. The Admiral deemed the sum offered too small, however, and suggested that he give part of his naval salary for the smallest piece. The group vehemently protested that the Admiral should keep the pendant brooch as a gift for having rescued them, but he prevailed. This Fabergé aquamarine and diamond pendant has been in the family of the present owner since.