LOT 132
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Lot 132
AN IMPERIAL RUSSIAN PRESENTATION JEWELED GOLD AND ENAMELED BROOCH, POSSIBLY FABERGÉ, ST. PETERSBURG, 1913. The semi-circular brooch with gold frame set with an Imperial double headed eagle atop a blue translucent field over an engraved wavy ground. The eagle set with diamonds and at center, a sapphire. Flanked by open scrolls above a center set half pearl, the top mounted with Monomakh cap embellished with gemstones and will crown finial set with solitary diamond. Verso hallmarked St. Petersburg circa 1908-1917 and with 56 gold standard. The pin likely replaced. Height 1.3 inches (3.5 cm).
Estimate:
$1,000 - 2,000
€ 700 - 1,400
Such brooches and those like it were of the type often gifted by the Imperial Family to commemorate the Tercentenary of Romanov rule.
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