Thank you Baxter. I'm impressed at the amount of Faberge items Joan collected. --Previous Message-- : : Joan owned dozens of pieces of Faberge, some : with a royal provenance. Much of her : collection was auctioned at the Sotheby's : Russian sale in April 2001. : : Here are photos showing a few of her Fabergé : pieces: : : : This article from The New York Times : mentions "a Fabergé frame that the : queen of Denmark had given to Queen : Victoria." Could that be the frame on : the bottom row? I have not been able to : find any of the items on Sotheby's website. : Perhaps someone has the catalog from that : sale. : : Not pictured is a Fabergé gold and enamel : cigarette case which belonged to Queen Mary. : Featuring the "M R" cypher, it : was a gift to Melissa Rivers, Joan's : daughter. : : The article mentions that the objects were : being sold so that she could : "concentrate on Fabergé jewelry : now," which has served as the : inspiration for much of the costume jewelry : sold on QVC in the past. So perhaps in due : course we will see an auction of some of Ms. : Rivers' Faberge and other fine jewels. :
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