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A RARE PEARL AND AMETHYST GOLD BROOCH IN THE SCYTHIAN STYLE
Lot 103 PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION, NEW YORK

A RARE PEARL AND AMETHYST GOLD BROOCH IN THE SCYTHIAN STYLE

BY FABERGÉ, WITH THE WORKMASTER'S MARK OF ERIK KOLLIN, ST PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1890, SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 33040

Closed23 November 2020

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A RARE PEARL AND AMETHYST GOLD BROOCH IN THE SCYTHIAN STYLE
BY FABERGÉ, WITH THE WORKMASTER'S MARK OF ERIK KOLLIN, ST PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1890, SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 33040
The curved fluted body decorated with an openwork scrolling design, terminating in a dotted gold ball at one end, and an amethyst flanked by two pearls at the other, with a gold pin and loop, marked on mount
2 ½ in. (6.3 cm.) long

Acquired by the parents of the present owner, circa 1968.

Specialist note

The present brooch can clearly be seen on the reproduction of Fabergé’s showcase from the Pan-Russian Industrial Art Exhibition in Moscow in 1882. It was part of Fabergé’s first important series of jewellery based on ancient Scythian and Greek treasures excavated near Kerch in the Crimea. The series was awarded a gold medal and brought international acclaim to the House of Fabergé.

Erik Kollin, a chief workmaster for Fabergé at the time, designed the series working closely with the Scythian gold kept in the Imperial collections at the Hermitage. Through careful study of the original works, Kollin and his apprentices became highly skilled in the art of the ancient goldsmiths.