FABERGE - ANTIQUE RUSSIAN IMPERIAL SILVER SEAL
A nice example with an ebonized accented with silver. Marks: '88' for silver and 'EK' in Cyrillic for Erik August Kollin (1836-1901) - famous FABERGE workmaster - please see information below.
CONDITION: The item is described to the best of our knowledge. Please refer to pictures and email with any questions.
DIMENSIONS: 7.5 cm (3 inches). Weight: 45 grams.
ESTIMATE PRICE: $200 - $4,000.
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HISTORY of SALES: A few years ago silver seals made by FABERGE were sold on Live Auctioneer and Sotheby's for $3,250, $3,778, $4,500 and $7,500 - 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 jeweller. 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.

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