Lot 9
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Lot: 9
AN RARE IMPERIAL RUSSIAN AWARD PORTRAIT MINIATURE PENDANT WITH DIAMONDS & CROWN, PERIOD OF ALEXANDER III, JOSEPH HOFFERT. A finely painted oval miniature of Tsar Alexander III dressed in full military attire wearing the sash of the Order of St. Andrew the First Called, the Order of St. George suspended from the neck as well as a variety of other orders and medals, signed in Cyrillic I. GOFFERT for Joseph Kasimirovich Hoffert (1826-1906).Contained in a gilt oval frame with beveled glass and encircled with miniature diamonds suspended from a translucent and cloisonné enameled crown and contained in original issuance box, presumably silver and gold but apparently unmarked. Length 75mm.
 




Estimate: $2,000.00  - $3,000.00
Price Realized: $20,400.00


 










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