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Imperial Stickpin, Carl Fabergé, 1910

Gold and Ruby

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yellow gold, in the form of the Imperial double-headed eagle surmounted with a crown, a ruby set shield in the centre.
Presented in its original silk and velvet-lined green leather box, the lid stamped with a gold Imperial eagle.

Workmaster: Alfred Thielemann,
St. Petersburg, circa 1910.
Length: 8.3 cm.

Provenance

Purchased from Fabergé by the Imperial Cabinet on 3rd August, 1910 for 25 roubles.

Reference

An identical example was displayed in the exhibition Fabergé and the Russian Jewellers (Wartski, 2006) and is illustrated as number 135 in the accompanying catalogue.