A gold and cloisonné enamel egg pendant, St Petersburg, circa 1890: A gold and cloisonné enamel egg pendant, St Petersburg, circa 1890

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A gold and cloisonné enamel egg pendant, St Petersburg, circa 1890

This circa 1890 St. Petersburg egg pendant features gold and cloisonné enamel work with white opaque enamel stripes and a mounted cabochon red gemstone beneath a gold and diamond ribbon. The piece exemplifies the luxurious decorative arts tradition of Imperial Russian jewelry.

Medium: decorated with stripes of white opaque enamel between gold cloisons, mounted with a cabochon red gemstone below a gold and diamond ribbon, struck to the loop with indistinct maker’s mark, 56 standard
Spotted At: Auction House · Sotheby's

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Russian Works of Art, Fabergé and Icons

November 30, 2021

Estimate: $3,000 – $5,000

Lot 434

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A gold and cloisonné enamel egg pendant, St Petersburg, circa 1890, A gold and cloisonné enamel egg pendant, St Petersburg, circa 1890

Medium

decorated with stripes of white opaque enamel between gold cloisons, mounted with a cabochon red gemstone below a gold and diamond ribbon, struck to the loop with indistinct maker’s mark, 56 standard

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