17 egg pendants on a gunmetal chain; length of chain: 37 cm (14 5/8 in.), smallest pendant: 2 cm (3/4 in.), including loop, largest: 2.7 cm (1 in.)
comprising:
a) an orange agate pendant with metal loop
b) an enamelled pendant, possibly chalcedony, with blue, white, red and yellow striations, with brass loop
c) an enamel Easter pendant in white and light blue with gold loop,
marked with 56 standard and partly effaced workmaster markd) an enamel pendant featuring pink flowers with brass loop
e) an enamelled robin's egg-colored stone with red and gold swirls, with silver loop,
marked with 84 standard, workmaster's mark F.A in Cyrillicf) a red guilloche enamel pendant with gold loop,
marked with 56 standard and maker's mark KF in Cyrillic for Karl Fabergeg) a purpurine pendant with gold Russian imperial eagle mount and loop,
work master's mark OP in Latin for Oskar Pihlh) an oyster white guilloche enamel pendant with gold loop,
marked with 56 standard and assayer's mark AR in Cyrillic for Aleksandr Romanov, workmaster's mark FA in Cyrillic for Feodor Afanassievi) a bright blue guilloche enamel pendant with gold loop,
marked with 56 standard and maker's mark KF in Cyrillic for Karl Fabergej) a silver pendant opening to reveal a snake with ruby eyes,
marked with 84 standard and assayer's mark AR in Cyrillic for Aleksandr Romanov, workmaster's mark FB in Cyrillick) an ovoid silver pendant with an cloisonne enamel band of blue, white and red with silver loop,
marked with 84 standardl) a blue glass pendant with brass loop
m) a rock crystal pendant with gadrooned gold cap,
marked with 56 standard and maker's mark KF in Cyrillic for Karl Fabergen) a mottled green enamel pendant with red swirls
o) a dark orange agate pendant with metal loop
CONDITIONObserved with a loupe the necklace appears in good condition. Save for minor light surface scratches and wear.
Kindly note, the auction is comprised of two sessions:Session I: Russian and Asian Art, Antiques and Jewelry, lots 1-331
Session II: European, North and South American, and Ethnographic Art, Antiques, Jewelry, and Design, lots 500-827
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