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A PAIR OF JEWELLED GOLD MOUNTED AND GUILLOCHÉ ENAMEL IMPERIAL PRESENTATION CUFFLINKS
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A PAIR OF JEWELLED GOLD MOUNTED AND GUILLOCHÉ ENAMEL IMPERIAL PRESENTATION CUFFLINKS

PROBABLY BY FRIEDRICH KÖCHLI, WITH THE WORKMASTER'S MARK OF VICTOR LINDROZ, ST PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1890

Closed6 June 2016

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A PAIR OF JEWELLED GOLD MOUNTED AND GUILLOCHÉ ENAMEL IMPERIAL PRESENTATION CUFFLINKS
PROBABLY BY FRIEDRICH KÖCHLI, WITH THE WORKMASTER'S MARK OF VICTOR LINDROZ, ST PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1890
Of lozenge form, each enamelled in translucent scarlet red over sunburst guilloché ground, applied with a gold double-headed eagle set with a diamond, marked on studs; in the original silk and velvet-lined red leather case applied with a double-headed eagle on cover
1¼ in. (3.2 cm.) wide

By repute, presented by the Imperial Cabinet to Mikhail Priklonskii (1864-1944), the Chamberlain and Ambassador to Austria-Hungary during the outbreak of the First World War.

Specialist note

Victor Lindroz was one of the leading workmasters of the Friedrich Köchli firm, a supplier to the Imperial Court.