$12,500
in an openwork crown motif, containing two round cabochon cut emeralds measuring approximately 8. 48 x 8.18 x 5.12 mm and 31 old mine cut diamonds weighing approximately 1.82 carats total, the brooch measuring approximately 26.67 x 21.83 x 5.12 mm. Stamp: (Maker's mark VF, possibly for Vasilii Finikov) (scratch inventory mark 39669). Accompanied by a signed James Robinson case. Provenance: Purchased at James Robinson Inc., New York, New York , 1968. For a nearly identical brooch with inventory mark 39668, see Christie's Important Russian Art Sale 1161, Lot 276. 5.20 dwts.
Auctioneer:
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers
Date:
2015-04-19