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A comparable brooch by Thielemann was sold Sotheby’s, New York, 8 April 2014, lot 50.
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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE FRENCH COLLECTION
A JEWELLED AND GUILLOCHÉ ENAMEL TWO-COLOUR GOLD IMPERIAL PRESENTATION BROOCH
BY FABERGÉ, WITH THE WORKMASTER'S MARK OF ALFRED THIELEMANN, ST PETERSBURG, 1899-1904
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A JEWELLED AND GUILLOCHÉ ENAMEL TWO-COLOUR GOLD IMPERIAL PRESENTATION BROOCH
BY FABERGÉ, WITH THE WORKMASTER'S MARK OF ALFRED THIELEMANN, ST PETERSBURG, 1899-1904
Of lozenge form, centring a rose-cut diamond-set Imperial double-headed eagle, the body enamelled in translucent pink over a sunburst guilloché ground, the borders chased with green gold laurel, with diamond-set corners, the reverse engraved ‘Souvenir de S.M. Nicolas II / Empereur de Russie / Avril 1906’, marked on reverse, pin and loop
1 5/8 in. (4 cm.) wide
BY FABERGÉ, WITH THE WORKMASTER'S MARK OF ALFRED THIELEMANN, ST PETERSBURG, 1899-1904
Of lozenge form, centring a rose-cut diamond-set Imperial double-headed eagle, the body enamelled in translucent pink over a sunburst guilloché ground, the borders chased with green gold laurel, with diamond-set corners, the reverse engraved ‘Souvenir de S.M. Nicolas II / Empereur de Russie / Avril 1906’, marked on reverse, pin and loop
1 5/8 in. (4 cm.) wide
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