Live Auction 3796THE PRIVATE COLLECTION OF JOAN RIVERS
A SILVER TOPPED GOLD-MOUNTED STAR SAPPHIRE AND DIAMOND PENDANT BROOCH
Lot 43

A SILVER TOPPED GOLD-MOUNTED STAR SAPPHIRE AND DIAMOND PENDANT BROOCH

BY FABERGÉ, WITH THE WORKMASTER'S MARK OF AUGUST HOLMSTRÖM, ST. PETERSBURG, 1899-1903, SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 6897

Closed22 June 2016

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A SILVER TOPPED GOLD-MOUNTED STAR SAPPHIRE AND DIAMOND PENDANT BROOCH
BY FABERGÉ, WITH THE WORKMASTER'S MARK OF AUGUST HOLMSTRÖM, ST. PETERSBURG, 1899-1903, SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 6897
Set with a cabochon star sapphire within an old mine-cut diamond border, surmounted by a diamond-set ribbon crest, the reverse with suspension loop, detachable pin guard and two alternate backings, marked on reverse of mount and pin guard; in a fitted Wartski case
1½ in. (3.8 cm.) high

Grand Duchess Maria of Russia (1847-1909), wife of Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich, brother of Tsar Alexander III, née Duchess of Mecklenburg.
With Wartski, London.

Specialist note

Grand Duchess Maria's passion for jewellery is renowned. At its apogee, her collection included a one hundred carat emerald, once owned by Catherine the Great, and the five carat ruby of Josephine de Beauharnais. After the Grand Duchess's death, her jewels were sold to support her family in exile; her Bolin tiara of diamond loops with pearl drops, was remounted in platinum and is now worn by Queen Elizabeth II. For more on the collection of Grand Duchess Vladimir, see S. Papi, The Jewels of the Romanovs: Family and Court, London, 2010, pp. 94 - 115.