Lot 223: A gold and agate swivel-seal on two-coloured gold chain

A gold and agate swivel-seal on two-coloured gold chain
the seal by Fabergé, workmaster's mark of Erik Kollin, St. Petersburg, circa 1890, with scratched inventory number 57648, the chain marked in Cyrillic AF, St. Petersburg, 1908-1917
The rectangular white chalcedony seal engraved with the arms of Moscow, mounted on a semi-circular partly reeded handle of classical style, marked on swivel-ring; the later double-wire link chain in sections of red and green gold, marked on end-links and clasps
The seal 1 1/8 in. (3 cm.) wide; the chain 13¾ in. (35 cm.) long

No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.
For a similar swivel seal by Erik Kollin, typical of his work in immitation of Scynthian jewellery, see Geza von Habsburg, Fabergé, Geneva, 1987, p.140, ill. 98.