Very Rare FABERGE Art Nouveau Inspired Pendant in Pan-Slavic Taste.
Made in Moscow between 1899 and 1908.
Matt gold, silver, ruby, diamond, and enamel.
Height 2 3/4 in. (7 cm).
$42,500.00
19 old Russian-cut brilliant diamonds
3 old mine-cut diamonds
4 rose-cut diamonds
Total weight approximately 3 Carats.
The triangular shaped gold pendant with rounded corners, an openwork flying stork caring a diamond is in the center. The stork is accented with rose-cut diamonds and a ruby.
The lower border is decorated with four appliques engraved with diagonal lines and covered with translucent blue and golden enamel. Apparently to resemble cloudy sky.
The biggest diamond of the central drop is 0.67 Ct.
Diamonds of the side drops are 0.33 Ct each.
The central flexible drop with bezel-set Old Russian-cut diamonds is flanked by two triangular drops which are covered with aquamarine blue enamel with golden shades.
Struck on the rim with 56 standard (14K - 585 gold) with initials of the Moscow assay master Ivan Lebedkin, and 'KF' in Cyrillic for Karl Faberge.
The detachable suspension ring is struck with assay mark and assayer's initials of Ivan Lebedkin.
The pendant was designed to be worn also as a brooch but the pin had been removed from the back.
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