PAIR of SILVER and DIAMONDS PANTHER CUFFLINKS
Russian figural Gilt Silver jewelry cufflinks. The cufflinks are adorned with a relief image of a head of a panther, covered with black enamel and encrusted with Diamond eyes. The toggles are encrusted with Diamonds. Presented in a box, marked inside.
HALLMARKS: '88' for silver standard, 'FABERGE' in Cyrillic and 'AH' for August Wilhelm Holmstrom - famous FABERGE workmaster - please see information below.
DIMENSIONS: Diameter 1 inch (2.5 cm). Weight: 19 grams.
ESTIMATE PRICE: $1,000 - $7,000.
HISTORY of SALES: A few years ago cufflinks made in Faberge shop were sold on Live Auctioneers, Sotheby's and Christie's for $5,200 (2 years ago), $10,000 (11 years ago), $16,000 (6 years ago) and $16,250 (8 years ago) - please see the screenshots.
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WORKMASTER: August Wilhelm Holmstrom (Swedish August Wilhelm Holmstrom, 1829, Helsingfors, Grand Duchy of Finland - 1903, Russian Empire) is a Finnish jeweler, a master of the firm of Carl Faberge in St. Petersburg. He studied at the Petersburg jeweler Herold, in 1850 became an apprentice. In 1857 he became a master and founded his own workshop. In the same year he took over the management of Gustav Faberge's workshop in St. Petersburg. Along with the well-known Faberge eggs, Holmstrom created a number of high-quality, exclusive and valuable ornaments that are currently stored in the Hermitage.

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