A diamond-set lady-in-waiting cypherapparently unmarked
A diamond-set lady-in-waiting cypher
apparently unmarked
the hinged pendant bearing the rose-cut diamond-set initial 'M' for Empress Maria Feodorovna below an Imperial crown
height: 9.2cm (3 1/2in).
Sold for £78,000 inc. premium

Footnotes

  • For a similar example see Christie's Geneva, 15 May 1984, lot 253 and U. Tillander-Goldenhielm, The Russian Imperial Award System 1894-1917, Helsinki, 2005, p. 45.

Category: Fine Art / Russian Art


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