LOT 200
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Lot 200
A RUSSIAN GOLD WATCH FOB AND CHAIN, KIEV, 1896. Comprising a 12 inch (30 cm) gold chain with spring clasp and bar handle attached to a circular fob with the Imperial double headed eagle beneath a crown finial, verso engraved 1896 and in Cyrillic F.J. Rose. Each piece stamped with 56 gold standard and indistinguishable maker's mark. Total weight 41 grams. Length of chain 13 inches. Fob 1 inch.
Estimate:
$800 - 1,200
It is likely the offered lot was a gift to Dr. Franz Rose upon his graduation from medical school in 1896.
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