Alexander Tillander

Lot 570: - An Imperial presentation jewelled gold ring, St Petersburg, 1856

Name: - An Imperial presentation jewelled gold ring, St Petersburg, 1856
Brand: Sotheby's
SKU: f58facc36f

Est: £6,000 GBP - £8,000 GBPSold:

Sotheby'sLondon, United KingdomJune 10, 2009

Item Overview

Description

centred with an opal within circular-cut diamonds, the inside of the shank engraved: Présenté par I.M. L'Empereur de toutes les Russies à Henry Bradbury 1857, with maker's mark A.P. or A.B. in Latin, 72 standard

Dimensions

size y 3/4

Artist or Maker

Alexander Tillander

Provenance

The engraved inscription presumably refers to the great English naturist, Henry Bradbury (1831-1860), whose work, The Ferms of Great Britain and Ireland (1855), was well-known in European Courts.

Notes

For a discussion of Imperial gifts without Imperial emblems, including an illustration (p. 228) of a similar presentation ring set with an emerald and given by Emperor Alexander II to inventor Vladimir S. Baranovskii in 1875, see U. Tillander-Godenhielm, The Russian Imperial Award System, 1894-1917, 2005, pp. 220-235.

Auction Details

Russian Works of Art, Fabergé and Icons. Day Sale

Sotheby's

June 10, 2009, 12:00 AM GMT

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

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