RUSSIAN GOLD EGG GEMSTONE CARVED PENDANT
Antique Russian egg-shaped gemstone carved fluted transparent pendant with a gold loop.
HALLMARKS: '56' Gold mark and 'AN' for Anders Juhaninpoika Nevalainen - please see the information below.
CONDITION: Overall Good Vintage Condition. Signs of Wear and Age. For further information, please refer to the pictures.
PROVENANCE: 1. From a private Russian collector, Lansing, Michigan, USA, 2001-2022; 2. Antique Arena Inc, Brooklyn, New York, USA, November 27, 2021 (the winner will receive this information); 3. Our sale of this item adds another layer of provenance (please print this page). History of sale is very IMPORTANT for serious collection.
DIMENSIONS: 18 x 14 x 13 mm. Weight: 5.8 grams.
ESTIMATED PRICE: $1,000 - $7,000 (significantly lower than today's market price). You have a GREAT CHANCE to purchase a rare item for your collection, and over the years, its price will only INCREASE.
HISTORY of SALES: A few years ago, Russian gold egg pendants Gemstone Carved were sold on Christie's, Sotheby's and eBay for $5,300, $7,330, $14,800, and $33,750 - please refer to the screenshots for details. Today, prices have significantly increased compared to those of 5-10 years ago.
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HISTORY: A FABERGE egg is a jewelled egg created by the House of FABERGE, in St. Petersburg, Imperial Russia. Virtually all were manufactured under the supervision of Peter Karl Faberge between 1885 and 1917, the most famous being the 50 'Imperial' eggs, 43 of which survive, made for the Russian Tsars Alexander III and Nicholas II as Easter gifts for their wives and mothers.

ANDERS NEVALAINEN: Anders Juhaninpoika Nevalainen was a Russian gold- and silversmith, FABERGE workmaster of Finnish origin. Anders Nevalainen was an apprentice in Finland and in St. Petersburg in 1874, a goldworker in 1875 (and registered as an employee of FABERGE), and a master goldsmith in 1885. As master first working in the jewelry atelier of August Holmstrom, he soon became head of workshop under exclusive contract with FABERGE. His workshop made silver-mounted frames in birchwood, palisander or lacquer, silver- and gold cigarette-cases, enameled silver-gilt cases with leather sleeves, several small silver-gilt objects. His initials A.N, mostly used with K.FABERGE mark without the double-headed eagle Imperial Warrant. The Nevalainen family returned to Finland after the Russian Revolution in 1917. Anders Nevalainen died in Terijoki in 1933.

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