Live Auction 19802Russian Art
A RARE ENAMEL AND DIAMOND GOLD BROOCH
Lot 114 PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF ALEXANDRA ANASTASIA, DUCHESS OF ABERCORN

A RARE ENAMEL AND DIAMOND GOLD BROOCH

BY FABERGÉ, WITH THE WORKMASTER’S MARK OF MICHAEL PERCHIN, ST PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1890, SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 61259

Closed7 June 2021

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A RARE ENAMEL AND DIAMOND GOLD BROOCH
BY FABERGÉ, WITH THE WORKMASTER’S MARK OF MICHAEL PERCHIN, ST PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1890, SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 61259
Shaped as a rose petal, the engraved surface finely enamelled in shades of pink and yellow, set with an old-cut diamond dew drop, marked on pin and reverse
1 1/8 in. (3 cm.) long

Specialist note

The present brooch is listed in the Imperial Cabinet ledgers with a cost of 65 roubles. It was one of the items taken by Emperor Nicholas II and his wife Alexandra Feodorovna on their voyage to Darmstadt in August 1899. It is possible that it was presented as an Imperial gift during this trip.

Notably, Grand Duke Michael Mikhailovich and Countess de Torby lived in Wiesbaden at that time, where two of their children were born, before settling permanently in London in 1900.

We are grateful to Dr Valentin Skurlov for his assistance with the research of the present lot.