FABERGE - RUSSIAN INTAGLIO CAMEO on OBSIDIAN SET
A very rare Russian oval Intaglio cameo on Obsidian stone with a carved image of a young man playing the flute.
The gilded silver setting, embellished with relief patterns.
Hallmarks: '88' silver standard and the master's initials 'EK' for Erik Kollin (1836-1901) - on of the famous Faberge workmaster.
In an original Faberge fitted case.
CONDITION: Overall condition good. The item is described to the best of our knowledge. Please refer to pictures and email with any questions.
SIZE: 4 x 2 1/4 inches.
ESTIMATE PRICE: $10,000 - $15,000.
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HISTORY of SALES: A few years ago Russian cameo items made by Faberge were sold on Live Uuctioneer and Sotheby's for $5,150, $14,000, $18,750 and $30,000 - please see the screenshots.
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WORKMASTER: Erik August Kollin (1836-1901) was born in Finland, where he completed his apprenticeship before travelling to St. Petersburg. Qualified as workmaster in 1868, in 1870 opened his own workshop in St. Petersburg. Kollin worked for August Holmstrom and for Carl Faberge, and was soon put in charge of all Faberge workshops, a post he held until 1886 when he was replaced by Michael Perkhin. He was Faberge's first chief jeweler. Specialized in gold and silver articles, most of them in an archaic style of the period. The artefacts produced Kollin for Faberge before his departure in 1886 generally bears his initials EK, together with Faberge's hallmark and are frequently to be found in a Faberge box. Evidently these pre-date the change of hallmarks in 1899.

WIKIPEDIA: Peter Carl Faberge, also known as Karl Gustavovich Faberge was a Russian jeweller best known for the famous Faberge eggs made in the style of genuine Easter eggs, but using precious metals and gemstones rather than more mundane materials. He's the founder of the famous jewelry legacy House of Faberge.The House of Faberge is a jewelry firm founded in 1842 in St. Petersburg, Imperial Russia, by Gustav Faberge, using the accented name Faberge, Gustav's sons Peter Carl Faberge and Agathon Faberge, and grandsons followed him in running the business until it was nationalised by the Bolsheviks in 1918.

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