Hardstone egg pendant with applied gold cipher of Empress Maria Feodorovna, circa 1890, unmarked but almost certainly by Faberge. Height 11/16 in. (17,5 mm).

Provenance:

Maria Vladimirovna Chatelain, Lady in Waiting of Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna (sister of Nicholas II and daughter of Empress Maria), perhaps an Easter gift from the empress. Ex-Christie's sale, London, 30 November 2005, Lot 186.

sold

Interlaced Cyrillic 'M' and 'F' beneath Imperial crown.

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