Lot 335: A Russian Gold, Silver and Enamel Locket-Pendant, Erik Kollin, St. Petersburg, pre-1899

Name: A Russian Gold, Silver and Enamel Locket-Pendant, Erik Kollin, St. Petersburg, pre-1899
Brand: Sotheby's
SKU: d2bc6fd528

Est: $7,000 USD - $9,000 USDSold:

Sotheby'sNew York, NY, USApril 22, 2009

Item Overview

Description

in the form of a helmet of the Imperial Horse Life Guards, hinged and opening to reveal two glazed compartments.

Dimensions

measurements height 1 1/8 in. alternate measurements 2.9 cm

Artist or Maker

Erik August Kollin

Literature

Erik Kollin was head workmaster for the firm of Fabergé 1870-1885/6 and this helmet-locket was quite possibly produced during this period. For a similar helmet-charm by Kollin in the collection of the State Hermitage Museum, see Géza von Habsburg, et al, Fabergé: Imperial Craftsman and His World, London, 2000, no. 310, p. 157.

Provenance

Sold, Christies, New York, April 12, 1988, lot 235
Sold, Sotheby's, New York, December 8, 1992, lot 197

Auction Details

Russian Art

Sotheby's

April 22, 2009, 12:00 PM EST

1334 York Avenue, New York, NY, 10021, US

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