Empress Catherine the Great: A Gold-Mounted Pearl and Diamond Hair Pin from the Russian Imperial Jewels, circa 1750
No reserve
Auction Closed
December 18, 08:20 PM GMT
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
the terminal of the gold hair ornament formed as a sprig of flowers suspending a natural pearl, the foliage also set with a pearl and a variety of old diamond cuts, apparently unmarked, in a fitted red velvet case
height 12.3 cm
4 7/8 in.
Empress Catherine II;
The Russian State Jewels;
Sold by the Soviet People's Commissariat of Finance at Christie's London, An Important Assemblage of Magnificent Jewelery, Mostly dating to the 18th Century, which formed part of the Russian State Jewels, 16 March 1927;
With A La Vielle Russie, New York
Acquired before 1964 by Mr. and Mrs. Harry L. Crosby, Hillsborough
Hartford Connecticut, Wadsworth Atheneum, 1963
New York, A La Vielle Russie, Inc., The Art of the Goldsmith and Jeweller, November 6 - November 25, 1968, no.202 p.86
A.E. Fersman, Russia's Treasure of Diamonds and Precious Stones, The People's Commissariat of Finance, Moscow, 1926, no. 147, Plate LXXVIII
Exhibition catalogue, The Art of the Goldsmith and Jeweller, A La Vielle Russie, Inc., 1968, p.86, no.202