Fabergé Friday

Today's Fabergé-object - a pair of cuff links! They were made by workmaster August Hollming, sometime between 1898 and 1904.

The cuff links are made of varicolored gold and shaped as Imperial double-headed eagles, decorated with diamonds, and set with cabochon rubies in the center. The bars are decorated with diamond-set ties. The links come in a fitted wood box. I found them at Sotheby's.

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One thing I really think should come back into fashion is the hand fan! They're beautiful, practical, and romantic... Here is one from Fabergé. Made by workmaster Henrik Wigström.

The beautifully painted fan has a leaf of plain weave silk, backed with silk gauze. The 8.5'' (21.6 cm) front guardstick is made of mother-of-pearl, covered in white and blue enamel over a guilloché ground, and decorated with two-colored gold and two Burmese cabochon rubies. The back guard and the rest of the sticks are also of mother-of-pearl.

The fan still has it's original birchwood box, and it was purchased by Queen Alexandra in 1912 as a Christmas present for her daughter-in-law, Queen Mary. Now it has it's place in the Royal Collection.

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To glam this Friday up, I - of course - have a new Fabergé object for you! This time it's an egg-shaped cup, made by workmaster Erik Kollin, sometime between 1896-1901.

This egg-shaped cup was made to be given as a traditional gift on Easter morning. It's made of rock crystal, standing on a foot of gold. On top of the lid sits a finial of moonstone, caved out in the form of Minerva's head. The finial is also decorated with a band of rose-cut diamonds and cabochon rubies. The foot is enameled with the letters X.B for Christoss Voskress - Christ is risen. The size of the cup is 4.4'' x 1.8'' (11.1 x 4.5 cm), and it was probably acquired by Queen Alexandra. Since 1953 it has been part of the Royal Collection. 

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So, let's take a look at another pretty Fabergé brooch! This one was made around 1900!

This 1.5'' x 1.5'' x 0.7'' (3.7 x 3.7 x 1.9 cm) sized brooch is made of a cabuchon calcedony surrounded by a wreath-frame of rubies, green enamel leaves, and rose-cut diamonds. It was probably acquired by Queen Alexandra, and is now part of the Royal Collection. 

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Christmas and New Years are over, and so is my blog-break. I hope you all had a wonderful time celebrating the holidays and ringing in the new year! I had a calm Christmas with my family and LOTS of food! But now we're back to normal, and since it's Friday, here comes another Fabergé object - a rare jewelled gold fan! It was made by workmaster Henrik Wigström, around the year 1910.

The fan is beautifully painted with dancing figures in early 19th century clothes and signed Charlott. The sticks holding up the painted leaf are made of pierced and gilded mother-of-pearl. The two guards are of matte finish gold with ribbon-tied reed borders. One of them is applied with collet-set brilliant-cut diamonds and rubies, and the rose-cut diamond-set crowned cipher of Crown Princess (later Queen) Alexandrine of Denmark. The other guard is set with diamonds and sapphires. The length of the fan is 8.5'' (21.7 cm).

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Do you have many trinkets that needs boxes to be put in? Well, why not put them in a box from Fabergé?! This one was made by workmaster Henrik Wigström, sometime between 1903 and 1908!

This little circular box is made of red gold, covered in translucent royal blue over a guilloché background. The borders are decorated with leaf ornaments in green gold. The lid is set with a flower basket of rose-cut diamonds, which holds flowers of diamonds, emeralds and cabochon rubies with gold leaves.
The dimensions of the box are 0.9'' x 1.4'' x 1.4'' (2.2 x 3.5 x 3.5 cm), and since 1953 it has been part of the Royal Collection.

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We haven't done a Fabergé egg pendant for a while, so here comes another one. It was made by workmaster Henrik Wigström, sometime between the years 1903 and 1917!

This little egg - that actually looks like a real egg - is made of white quartzite. Around the egg sits a gold band set with rubies and rose-cut diamonds. The dimensions of the egg are 0.7'' x 0.6'' (1.9 x 1.5 cm), and it was probably acquired by Queen Alexandra. Since 1953 it has been part of the Royal Collection.

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There are still many Fabergé egg pendants out there. So here comes another one! This one is very colorful, and was made around the year 1890!

The egg is covered in different colored enamel over a guilloché ground. The color fields are separated by gold lines.

In the center of each color field sits either a rose-cut diamond, a sapphire, a ruby, or an emerald - all framed in gold.

The height of the egg - without the suspension ring - is 0.7'' (1.7 cm). I found it on Romanov Russia's website, and this one has already been sold to some lucky person...

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If you thought there was anything Fabergé could not do with gems and precious metals, you were wrong. Here is a miniature tea service! It was made sometime between 1896 and 1908!

The box is silver-gilt and decorated with colored gold and mauve enamel over a guilloché ground. Mauve was Tsarina Alexandra Feodorovna's favorite color, and this set could have originally been an imperial commission. The lid is set with a panel of crystals. The size of the box is 0.9'' x 2.5'' x 2.5 '' (2.4 x 6.4 x 6.4 cm).

The tea service inside the box consists of a teapot, a hot water pot, a sugar bowl, and a milk jug. The set is made of gold, covered in a pale opaque bluish-white color which make them look like they were made of porcelain. All four pieces are decorated with colored gold, and the lids are topped by a cabochon ruby each. The tea service is now part of the Royal Collection, but according to a note Queen Mary's list of trinkets, it once belonged to Queen Alexandra.

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Today's Fabergé object is a very royal-looking pendant, made by workmaster Erik Kollin, around the year 1900!

The center of the pendant consists of a gold coin of Empress Catherine II, dated 1779. The fromt side of the coin has been partially enameled in translucent red and flanked by four diamonds, while the back side is enameled in opaque white, and flanked by four rubies. The coin is then held inside a square openwork gold frame. The pendant's size is 3/4'' x 3/4'' (1.9 x 1.9 cm). The chain is 17 1/4 '' (43.8 cm) long, and the price for the whole thing is 18,500 USD. It can be found at John Atzbach Antiques!

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Today's Fabergé object is - a frame! A pretty frame...

This frame was made by workmaster Johan Victor Aarne sometime between 1890-1908. The gold bordered arch is enameled in pale, translucent green over a radiating guilloché ground. Over the enamel sits decorative floral swags in four-colored gold, accented with cabochon rubies. The back of the frame is made of mother of pearl, and has a hinged, guilt scrolling strut. The hight of the frame is 1 5/8 inches (4.1 centimeters), and it is now for sale at John Atzbach Antiques for 135,000 USD.

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It's FRIDAY!!! And I guess we all know what that means by now...FABERGÉ!!! No jewelry this week though. But a lovely little box, created sometime between 1899 and 1903 by Fabergé's head workmaster Mikhail Perkhin!

This little box - 2 inches (5 centimeters) in diameter - is made of pearl white enamel over a guilloché ground. The border around the opening is crafted in two-colored gold.

The thumb piece is set with a cabochon ruby and two diamonds...

...and underneath the box is a star decoration.

The gold flower on top of the lid is set with two rubies, an emerald, three brilliant and three rose-cut diamonds.

Even on the inside you can see what an amazing piece of art this is.

Mikhail Perkhin made a considerable fortune working for Fabergé. He never really got an opportunity to enjoy it though. According to a biography written by Fabergé's chief-designer Franz Birbaum, Perkhin died in a mental asylum...

All pictures are from Romanov Russia.