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    Re: Royal items in Joan Rivers Auction - Faberge Archived Message

    Posted by malluu on June 20, 2016, 10:21 am, in reply to "Re: Royal items in Joan Rivers Auction"

    Wow, her collection is incredible. I hope all of her historical pieces find good homes.

    'Informed, Intuitive and Unerring': Joan Rivers and Her Passion for Faberge with Geoffrey Munn and Helen Culver Smith

    Here's a selection of her Faberge pieces

    Lot 38 - A Jeweled Gold, Silver-Gilt and Guilloche Enamel Pill Box by Faberge, with the workmaster's mark of Michael Perchin, St. Petersburg, circa 1890 - Provenance: Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna (1847-1928), purchased from the St Petersburg branch of Fabergé on 21 December 1898 for 115 roubles


    Lot 42 - A Gold, Silver, Chalcedony and Diamond Brooch by Faberge, with the workmaster's mark of Albert Homstrom, St. Petersburg, 1904-1908


    Lot 43 - A Silver Topped Gold-Mounted Star Sapphire and Diamond Pendant Brooch by Faberge, with the workmaster's mark of August Holmstrom, St. Petersburg, 1899-1903 - Provenance: Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia, wife of Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich, brother of Tsar Alexander III, née Duchess of Mecklenburg


    Lot 48 - A Gold and Platinum-Mounted Aquamarine and Diamond Brooch by Faberge, with the workmaster's mark of August Holmstrom, St. Petersburg, 1899-1904


    Lot 49 - A Gold and Platinum-Mounted Amethyst and Diamond Brooch by Faberge, with the workmaster's mark of August Holmstom, St. Petersburg, circa 1900


    Lot 53 - A Gold, Silver, Aquamarine and Diamond Brooch by Faberge, with the workmaster's mark of August Hollming, St. Petersburg, 1908-1913


    Lot 54 - A Turquoise and Pearl-Set Silver Bracelet, retailed by Gustav Faberge, circa 1850

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