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Lot 176

A gold and enamel presentation brooch
Fabergé, workmaster Oskar Pihl, Moscow, circa 1890

7 June 2010, 14:00 BST
London, New Bond Street

£20,000 - £25,000

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A gold and enamel presentation brooch

Fabergé, workmaster Oskar Pihl, Moscow, circa 1890
shaped as a miniature silver Foros lifesaver tied to a pair of crossed enamelled flags with gold rope, 56 standard; in fitted box
width inc. pin: 4.5cm (1 1/2in).

Footnotes

For an identical brooch, see Christie's New York, 18 April 2008, lot 274.

Foros was the name of Tsar Nicholas II's private yacht which was docked at Sebastopol and used during holidays at Livadia Palace. Brooches of this type were presumably used as presentation souvenirs from the Tsar to important guests.

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ICÔNE REPRÉSENTANT LA DÉISIS AVEC LES SAINTS ZOSIME ET SAVVATI Russie, première moitié du XIXe siècle