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Lot 592: - A gold-mounted smoky quartz pendant, Alexander Tillander, St Petersburg, circa 1890

Est: £6,000 GBP - £8,000 GBP
Sotheby'sLondon, United KingdomJune 12, 2008

Item Overview

Description

oval, the concave centre applied with a beetle eyeing a cabochon ruby within a faceted border, surmounted by three carved leaves, 56 standard , in original fitted leather case

Dimensions

height including loop: 6cm, 2 3/8 in

Artist or Maker

Notes

At the time this brooch was made Alexander Tillander's firm was situated on the corner of Bolshaya Morskaya and Gorohovaja only a few houses away from Fabergé. The firm employed thirty goldsmiths and specialised in gold jewellery.

Auction Details

Russian Works of Art

by
Sotheby's
June 12, 2008, 12:00 PM GMT

34-35 New Bond Street, London, LDN, W1A 2AA, UK