ANTIQUE RUSSIAN SILVER ENAMEL EGG PENDANT
A Russian pendant in the shape of an Easter egg, made of silver and covered with red guilloche enamel.
In the center, there is an inscription in silver: 300 YEARS (in Cyrillic) around the letter 'M' under the TSAR's crown for Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich of Russia - youngest brother of Nicholas II - please see information below.
On the loop, there are stamps: '84' silver standard and the mark of the 3rd artel. This artel even made works for FABERGE and for the Imperial Family - please see information below.
CONDITION: Overall condition is good. The item is described to the best of our knowledge. Please refer to pictures and email with any questions.
DIMENSIONS: 3/4 inches. Weight: 3 grams.
ESTIMATE PRICE: $50 - $600.
You have a GREAT CHANCE to purchase a unique item for your collection - over the years it will only INCREASE in price.
HISTORY of SALES: A few years ago Russian silver egg pendants (not for Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich of Russia) were sold on Live Auctioneer and eBay for $1,650, $2,299, $2,400 and $12,000 - please see the screenshots.
We are selling an old collection of RUSSIAN IMPERIAL SILVER enamelled EGG PENDANTS.
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WIKIPEDIA: Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich of Russia (4 December 1878 - 13 June 1918) was the youngest son and fifth child of Emperor Alexander III of Russia and youngest brother of Nicholas II. At the time of his birth, his paternal grandfather Alexander II was still the reigning Emperor of All the Russias. Michael was fourth-in-line to the throne after his father and elder brothers Nicholas and George. After the assassination of his grandfather in 1881, he became third-in-line and, in 1894, after the death of his father, second-in-line. George died in 1899, leaving Michael as heir presumptive to Tsar Nicholas II. The birth of Nicholas's son Alexei in 1904 moved Michael back to second-in-line, but Alexei was gravely-ill with hemophilia and Michael suspected the boy would die, leaving him as heir. Michael caused a commotion at the imperial court when he took Natalia Sergeyevna Wulfert, a married woman, as a lover. Nicholas sent Michael to Orel to avoid scandal but this did not deter Michael, who travelled frequently to see his mistress. After the couple's only child, George, was born in 1910, Michael brought Natalia to St. Petersburg where she was shunned by society. In 1912, Michael shocked Nicholas by marrying Natalia in the hope that he would be removed from the line of succession. Michael and Natalia left Russia to live in exile abroad in France, Switzerland and England. After the outbreak of World War I, Michael returned to Russia, assuming command of a cavalry regiment. When Nicholas abdicated on 15 March [O.S. 2 March] 1917, Michael was named as his successor instead of Alexei. Michael, however, deferred acceptance of the throne until ratification by an elected assembly. He was never confirmed as emperor and, following the Russian Revolution of 1917, he was imprisoned and murdered.

HISTORY: St. Petersburg between 1908 and 1917, by the 3rd jewellers' Artel. According to the recently published Gold And Silversmiths In Russia 1600-1926, the 3rd jewellers' Artel (Nr. 4208 in the book) headed by Vasily Nikolaevich Ivanov, worked for the FABERGE atelier. The Artel was located at 48 Ekaterininsky Canal in St. Petersburg. The Artel was established around 1908 and mainly produced high quality guilloche enamel objects like bellpushes, boxes, cigarette and card cases, match holders, and picture frames. Yhis artel even made works for FABERGE and for the Imperial Family!

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