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A 19th Century Victorian mahogany cased longcase grandfather clock by Severin Lehmann of Mold. The enamel face having painted pictorial spandrel corners with Roman Numeral chapter ring, subsidiary seconds dial, minutes aperture, gilt faceted hands and moonphase dial with sun and ship sailing. The case having turned finials with glazed door and columns to the hood, further columns to the trunk and carved door, Complete with pendulum & weights. Measures approx; 226cm x 59cm x 24cm. Face measures approx; 13" dial approx 12".
Los 144
AN INDIAN ENAMEL AND DIAMOND BRACELET Front set with green foiled glass mosaic, the back with a design of a bird in a tree in red, blue, white and green basse taille enamel, the links similarly enamelled with floral designs, screw clasp Rose-cut diamonds No assay marks Length 170mm 107.6 grams
Los 162
AN ANTIQUE ARCHAEOLOGICAL REVIVAL STYLE CORAL, BLUE ENAMEL AND DIAMOND LOCKET PENDANT AND EARRINGS SUITE, MID 19TH CENTURY The pendant with glass covered locket panel to the reverse Cabochon coral Cushion and rose-cut diamonds Turquoise blue enamel No assay marks Pendant length 44mm Earrings length 39mm 21.1 grams total weight
Los 200
A FINE ANTIQUE COLOMBIAN EMERALD, NATURAL PEARL, ENAMEL AND DIAMOND BROOCH, MID 19TH CENTURYArticulated pampille pendantOctagonal step-cut emerald, 1.88 caratsGemmological report, Colombian origin, indications of minor clarity enhancement Natural pearls, 7.3mm, 7.1mm, 5.7mmGemmological report, natural, saltwater originCushion shaped diamonds Blue and white enamel No assay marks Length 128mm 29.1 grams
Los 206
AN ANTIQUE SAPPHIRE, DIAMOND AND ENAMEL BROOCH, LATE 19TH CENTURY Monogram pendant 'VI' Oval-cut sapphire, approximately 0.74 carats Cushion shaped diamonds, approximate total 1.40 carats Red guilloché enamel within a white enamel garter inscribed 'Dieu et Mon Droit' (God and my right) No assay marks Length 39mm 13.6 grams Provenance: Can be seen in 1909 portrait by Hugh Goldwin Riviere of Lady Monica Lilly Bullough (1869-1967), wife of Sir George Bullough who owned the Isle of Rum and Kinloch Castle. The portrait still resides at Kinloch.
Los 73
FABERGE, AN ENAMEL AND DIAMOND EGG PENDANT NECKLACE Egg pendant on a marine link chain with enamelled baton links Blue guilloché and white enamel Circular-cut diamond Chain and pendant signed Fabergé, each stamped 18K, egg numbered 104/500, chain numbered 35/500 Pendant length 27mm including bail Chain length 460mm 11.9 grams Fitted case and outer box stamped Fabergé
Los 493
A late 19th Century Grand Sonnerie carriage clock, the white enamel roman dial above subsidiary alarm aperture, fitted a repeater movement with platform lever escapement, striking on two coil gongs, stamped with H.M trademark, stamped 35/334, the base fitted with lever for Grand Sonnerie, Petite Sonnerie and Silent, in gorge case with column corners and shaped handle, 10.5 x 9.5 x 17.0cms high.
Los 491
An early 20th Century French carriage clock, retailed by J.W. Benson, London, the white enamel roman dial fitted movement with platform lever escapement and striking on a coil gong, serial no.31946 stamped to back and base, the brass case with shaped corners and handle, 10.0 x 8.5 x 14.5cms high, in leather covered travel case with Benson mark to the inside lid, with key.
Los 320
A Chinese enamel snuff bottle decorated with dragons and clouds, yellow ground, 6.5cms; another with fish and snail decoration on a buff coloured ground, 8cms; another inlaid with mother of pearl and malachite with flowering prunus, 5.5cms; and another inlaid with mother of pearl, malachite and lapis, 7cms. (4)
Los 494
A late 19th Century repeating carriage clock, by Henri Jacot, Paris, the white enamel roman dial fitted a repeater movement with platform lever escapement, striking on a coil gong, with makers monogram mark, serial no.12541 stamped to back and base, in a gorge case with rounded corners and shaped handle, 9.0 x 8.0 x 14.5cms high.
Los 490
A late 19th Century Petite-Sonnerie carriage clock, by Le Roy & Fils, France, the white enamel roman dial above subsidiary alarm dial within gilt bezel, fitted a repeating movement with patent 9501 bottom wound movement with platform lever escapement, striking on two gongs, stamped 5907, in gorge case with shaped corners and handle, 7.5 x 7.0 x 12.0cms high, in maroon leather case baring label 'Le Roy & Fils, 57 New Bond Street, London, Made in France'.
Los 269
A CHINESE YELLOW GROUND DISH painted with roundels of precious objects divided by flowers and scrolling foliage, surrounding a geometeric medallion, seal mark, 24.5cm diameter and a Yixing teapot and cover, modelled with a shishi finial, enclosing a liner, the lobed shape, with seal mark, 19cm wide (2) Condition Report: minor loss of enamel . tea pot chips to inner strainer .
Los 367
A COLLECTION OF ENGLISH AND CONTINENTAL FIGURES including Chelsea Derby type bagpipe player and mandolin player, continental seated man and dog, a lady in a chair with frills to her dress, a seated man with grapes, and two other figures (7) Condition Report: All figures have various losses and may have been restored, repainted, etc. Wear and tear as expected to include losses to the paintwork/enamel, fire cracks, crazing, etc.
Los 368
A PAIR OF CONTINENTAL FIGURES OF MEN one possibly dowsing for water, another similar of a man with a wheel barrow, a military figure of a man with drum at his feet, a smaller drummer figure, a French faience box and a electric light fitting with fo dog and flowers Condition Report: All figures have various losses and may have been restored, repainted, etc. Wear and tear as expected to include losses to the paintwork/enamel, fire cracks, crazing, etc.
Los 433
A PAIR OF CONTINENTAL GLASS GOBLETS with gilt decoration, 16cm high, together with a pair of enamel painted Bohemian glass flasks 17cm high (4) Condition Report: No chips, cracks or restoration to any pieces. Some rubbing to gilt and loss of enamel decoration. Pontil marks of goblets are polished and rough to the base of the bottles.
Los 456
AN EDWARDIAN SILVER MINUET CARRIAGE CLOCK, the circular white enamelled dial with Roman numerals, the case and handle lined with embossed scallop decoration, standing upon four bun feet, the top inscribed G. P. F, French eight day movement, 8cm high (handle extended), by Drew & Sons, London 1902, hallmarked to base and rear door hinge Condition Report: Winds & ticks, the glass is chipped to the top left corner & middle, enamel is beginning to yellow at base and there is loss to the top left corner, there is a slight outward dent to the door.
Los 701
A COLLECTION OF VICTORIAN AND LATER HAIR ORNAMENTS a hinged light coloured tortoise shell comb, with gold coloured metal and black enamel Greek key pattern in a buckle design, with links of blown glass faux pearls and twisted links in three scalloped drapes. Dimensions approx 11cm diameter, length of drop 10.5cm, comb 7cm x 5.8cm. A light tortoise shell comb, with a hinged clear glass gem set floral swathe of approx 18.5cm across, a pair of gold coloured metal flower en tremblant hair pins, diameter of the flowers 4.5cm, pins 11cm, a pair of black facet cut hollow glass balls, hinged hair pins, diameter 3cm, pins 11.5cm, a further pair of tortoise shell double pins length 10cm, and a plain wide tortoise shell comb dimensions 9cm x 11cm. Condition Report: A hinged light coloured tortoise shell comb, with gold coloured metal and black enamel;- any marks from manufacture, not damage, gold plating, bright like it was made yesterday. (but definitely wasn ‘ t!) with links of blown glass faux pearls;- a few missing, but not very noticeable as they are loose on a wire & could be wiggled round to hide the gaps. Comb;- no damage, but slight drying out has split the layers so they can be seen. Overall super condition!. A light tortoise shell comb;-no damage, just very slight drying out, showing the layers of tortoiseshell, with a hinged clear glass gem set floral swathe;- Historic damage, centre top fan has been lead soldered back in place, with loss of two of the lower gems, with seven clear gems missing from the bottom band, and a small oner missing from a flower. Metal flower en tremblant hair pins;-both in good condition, springs, in good order. A pair of black facet cut hollow glass balls, hinged hair pins,Good condition, very slight discolouration to the pins. A further pair of tortoise shell double pins;- very slight bleaching, possibly from hair products/sweat, to the lower pin, very slight separation of the layers, but overall good. Plain wide tortoise shell comb;- no teeth missing, slight distortion to the shape of the teeth, probably from wear,sharp scratches to both the inside and out, very slight layer separation .
Los 732
A CHARMING WALNUT SHELL ETUI AND GUILLOCHE ENAMEL SCENT BOTTLE etui; the silver gilt thimble and other items stamped with the French silver mark of the boar's head, makers mark LF in diamond shaped cartouche separated by a fish. Contains a silver topped scent bottle, scissors, lidded slim silver box, toothpick, needle, tiny gold plated and mother of pearl penknife, and silver gilt thimble. Dimensions 5cm x 4cm x 4cm. Weight 37.4gms. Continental silver guilloche enamel scent bottle flask with inner blown glass bottle, with ground glass stopper. Dimensions 4.2cm x 1.3cm, weight approx 13.8gms Condition Report: Guilloche, inner bottle has some chips around the lip and the dipper is broken. Walnut; has a crack to both sides of the shell, some moth holes to the pink silk inner liner. Some losses to the gold plating on bottle lid, thimble.
Los 759
A 9CT SWEETHEART BROOCH AND A MASONIC MEDAL the sweetheart brooch is for the Royal Company of Archers who are the Queen's Ceremonial bodyguards in Scotland, the brooch has a diamond set bow and enamel. Made by James Ness of Edinburgh. Dimensions 4cm x 2cm, weight 7.7gms. Together with a silver gilt enamelled Northern Irish Masonic medallion for de Busen, Abbey Lodge 1919, on ribbon, dimensions including bail 6.5cm x 3.7cm, in original boxes Condition Report: Available upon request
Los 783
TWO ALEXANDER RITCHIE BROOCHES a round shield shape with blue enamel, has cast in AR IONA mark and further stamped A.R.ICA IONA with Birmingham hallmark for 1934-5, diameter 3.2cm. A a spiral leafy branch design, stamped A.R. IONA ICA, hallmarked Birmingham 1938-9 dimensions 4.5cm x 2.1cm, and two further Scottish themed items, a knot work and Viking ship brooch, stamped silver, dimensions 6.2cm x 1.6cm, and a ring with a castle and knotwork design, stamped made in Scotland Sterling silver size P1/2, weight together 29.7gms Condition Report: Available upon request
Los 887
AN 18CT GOLD FULL HUNTER POCKET WATCH with white enamel dial, subsidiary seconds dial, black Roman numerals and blued steel hands. The movement signed P.D Prince, Lime Street Liverpool. Diameter of the case 5cm, hallmarked Chester 1883. Weight including mechanism 115.8gms Condition Report: movement seized. no 'glass', no seconds hand.
Los 904
A RUSSIAN SILVER KOVSH with probable marks for assay master Liba Oleska Kiev c1900, of classic form decorated with rich foliate enamels in blue, green, pink etc. 9.5 cm long 63 grams with a Russian silver and enamel chamberstick, unclear marks 8 cm high 150 grams (2) Condition Report: , I would say both items are in good condition.
Los 613
FROMME LYNETTE: (1948- ) American Criminal, a member of the infamous Manson Family who was imprisoned for her attempted assassination of American President Gerald R. Ford in 1975. A lengthy A.L.S., with her initial R ['Red' being her name within the Manson Family], seven pages, 4to, n.p., n.d. ('Wed. nite - 19th'), to [Charles Manson]. Fromme commences her letter by sending news of some parcels which had been stopped by the postal authorities ('She's had to make a lot of calls on that. The other day when she called Mels someone told her that he'd gone to see you but maybe he just didn't want to talk to her. She's not calling him anymore. He didn't send the money (the second 300.00)') and continues, in part, 'Her trip on the train costs 233.00 & she'll figure it out from there but it doesn't leave her much to find a place to live. I told her to get into her Xmas box savings if necessary. She acts like she doesn't have it…..We've got some new thoughts on things to get too. As soon as she's in Berdoo we'll know how much she can afford for those. I'm telling you to keep you appraised of the situation…..Not because I want you to solve anything. She will solve it. I sent some mark & color cards with her that I made for them and special picture books…..Art books. Also a book for Bluegum [presumably Fromme's friend, Sandra Good, known as 'Blue' within the Manson Family] that is really nice. It is architecture of primitive time & type…..There are pages of photos in it of houses built in or under rock & boulders. Indian cities. Desert & mountain…..Lots of interesting structures in various countries & with various advantages for climate etc. It reminded me of the time eagle man told of wanting to build a house like a big skull on a hill & the eyes & nose would be the windows. Whenever the lights were on one could see the skull face from miles away…..I'm sending your package the day I send this…..I feel to leave the necklace Blue made you out of the pkg. I feel that if you can't get it, it would cause confusion……It's a lot of copper pieces with enamel on them & looks almost Indian. Your Indian name is Miwok (Mee-walk) language for “your friend” (as I remember it). It starts with M. I think it is Minsky Haskum……In the package there are 2 scarves from Blue…..Also 2 sweatshirt things, something for your bed…….I wonder where the word remember comes from. To member sounds like to join together. A member is a “part” of something. Like to be dis-membered is torn apart. So re-member should mean - put back together. There are things I would like to remember. Good article on your parole hearing. The reporter said you danced. The picture painted in her words was an interesting scene. Made me smile…..Oh yeah - I was thinking that a lie to oneself is a lie whether in the past or future. Like: I was thinking before that to say you'll do something & not do it is not as much lie as to say you did something when you didn't. But then I thought - a lie is a lie whether a person fools themselves before they do or don't do whatever it is, or after. It's illusion. In that light, I was a liar all along……..To agree to do anything in the future is to bind oneself with heavy responsibility, to keep track of time etc. So-called good intentions are illusion. Mel thinks he's good because he has good intentions. People agree or offer to do things to be good guys. To save face. Then when they don't they say they meant to. It's part of that social stuff this society teaches to avoid facing themselves. Like when you told Mike Feeney you liked him but you liked your beard more & you'd have to shave it to visit…..that really has stuck in my mind the past few years. It's so simple & clean. But society people will go to all kinds of pretenses to turn down an invitation. Like they'll make up a lie - & then if they think the person may find out, they'll get someone else to tell a story or turn out the house lights to pretend they're not home or take the phone off the hook - until the whole life is structured around alibis. Yes, I'd have to say that those of us raised in society have all been psychologically sick in the true sense. Divided in mind not by regard for other people's feelings as much as defense of our own personalities in fear of what others will think of us & worse, what we may think of ourselves…..' In a postscript Fromme further writes 'I meant to ask you for new cuss words. Fungus sounds pretty bad. But fungus serves a purpose.' A letter of good association. VG
Los 181
Icon of St NicholasRussia, 20th centurypainted in strong colours, St. Nicholas flanked by Mother of God and Christ in silver-gilt chased and engraved oklad, applied with cloisonné enamel halo, with colourful paste stones, and cloisonné gospel; caption is in champlevé enamel and oklad corners in cloisonné enamel, bearing maker's mark in Cyrillic 'GC', Moscow, 1892 26 x 20cm (10 1/4 x 7 7/8in).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Los 124
A jewelled silver-gilt guilloché enamel bell-pushFabergé, workmaster Henrik Wigström, St. Petersburg, 1908-1917the circular and stepped bell push of translucent lilac guilloché enamel with opaque cabochon chalcedony button within a chased silver-gilt mount graduating to further silver-gilt and silver mounts, 88 standard diameter: 5.5cm (2 3/16in).For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Los 123
A parcel-gilt and enamel photo frameFabergé, workmaster Antti Nevalainen, St. Petersburg, 1908-1917of oval form, mounted with ribbon tied in a bow, centring oval aperture within a beaded silver border followed by field of translucent sky-blue moiré guilloché engine-turned ground, all within a gadroon silver outer border, with parcel-gilt scroll strut, verso with modern replacement panel imitating ivory, marked on bottom edge of the frame and strut, 84 standard height: 10.8cm (4 1/4in).Footnotes:ProvenancePrivate American collectionThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Los 144
Group of miscellaneous items from Dubasov-Timachev-Sheremet'ev FamiliesRussia, c. 1900comprising: an eight-day travelling clock, Swiss-made and retailed by Paul Burhe, in original leather case; gold and bloodstone intaglio cygnet ring with coat-of-arms of Dubasov family; gold and enamel locket-pendant in a shape of St. George cross opened to reveal two miniature photographs and four engraved dates; 56 standard, St. Petersburg, indistinct maker's mark; three St. George crosses: the smaller with Cyrillic mark 'DO' on loop and engraved date '1896' between arms of the cross; second cross appears to be unmarked; third cross indistinctly marked on loop, one hand engraved in Cyrillic ' From wife'; gold and enamel award jeton for the Charitable Society of White Cross engraved in Cyrillic with the recipient's name 'N.S. Timachov', 56 standard, 1908-1917, maker's mark in Cyrillic 'DO'; bronze military belt buckle, and three framed watercolours of coat-of-arms of Dubasov, Timachov and Sheremet'ev families diameter of the clock: 7cm (2 3/4in); length of the locket without loop: 3.2cm (1 3/4in); length of jeton: 2.5cm (1 1/8in); each watercolour: 12.5 x 10cm (5 x 3 3/4in). (9)Footnotes:ProvenanceProperty of descendants of Dubasov-Timachov-Sheremet'ev familiesThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Los 118
A varicoloured gold, enamel and carved chalcedony vinaigrette egg pendantFabergé, workmaster Henrik Wigström, St. Petersburg, c. 1903decorated with finely textured chased gold leaf trefoil and with sienna red enamel reserves within white opaque enamel borders above a continuous band of rose-cut diamonds flanked by narrow bans of red gold, base with pale blue cabochon chalcedony, top and bottom held by internal screw, opened to reveal small space for smelling salts in the bottom part, 56 standard length with suspension loop: 2.5cm (1in).Footnotes:For a comparable egg set with a paler hardstone, see Bonhams, London, Fine Jewellery, 5 December 2002, lot 56.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Los 117
A jewelled gold and enamel miniature egg pendantFabergé, workmaster Mikhail Perkhin, St. Petersburg, before 1903enamelled in opaque white and centred with a silver-gilt relief of Empress Elizabeth over a hatched background enamelled in translucent red, within a rose-gold band set with four rose-cut diamonds, on two suspension loops, 56 standard length without suspension loop: 2cm (7/8in).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Los 120
A set of gold and enamel studsFabergé, workmaster Erik Kollin, St. Petersburg, 1880scircular, decorated in celadon green translucent enamel over engine-turned grounds, with hinged mounts, in fitted wooden box lined with cream silk and velvet and stamped with firm's logo, 56 standard length: 1.3cm (1/2in). (3)This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Los 128
A SILVER-GILT AND PLIQUE-À-JOUR ENAMEL IMPERIAL PRESENTATION TANKARDPavel Ovchinnikov with Imperial Warrant, Moscow, circa 1889the body enriched with scrolling floral cloisonné enamel motifs within twisted wirework panels, flaring to octagonal arched segments delineated by beadwork and spiral columns, raised upon conforming base with interlacing strapwork, the underside inscribed 'Souvenir DE S.A.I. Le Grand Duc Georges Alexandrovitch de Russie to Col. W.F.Cody, Paris 1889', the base revealing plique-à-jour Imperial Eagle within foliate ground, bracket handle with scaling joined to trefoil thumbpiece at hinge, the lid with smaller plique-à-jour panel within border of butterflies and birds within floral ground, 88 standard height: 16cm (6in).Footnotes:ProvenancePresented by Grand Duke Georgii Aleksandrovich (1871-99) to William Cody ['Buffalo Bill'] (1846-1917), according to inscription on base.Architectural in form and featuring brightly coloured filigree enamel panels, granulation and interlacing strapwork, the current tankard is an adaptation of the Turkish seventeenth century prototype featured in the Drevnosti Gosudarstva Rossiiskogo (Antiquities of the Russian State), compiled by Fedor Solntsev in 1850s and instantly adopted by Russian silversmiths as their favourite source of the artistic inspiration. The firm of Pavel Ovchinnikov made several identical tankards, a few of which were acquired by the Imperial Cabinet and members of the Romanov family to be used as diplomatic gifts and presentation pieces. In 1897, during the official visit of the French President Félix Faure to Saint Petersburg, one of the officers of the French squadron received a very similar tankard as an official gift. (Fig 1). In 1889 an identical tankard was presented to an anonymous official by G. Netchaev-Maltsov (Sotheby's, Geneva, 13-15 November 1995, lot 446).The Hillwood Museum and Gardens in Washington, DC has in its collection another example identical to the current tankard but without an inscription identifying the occasion for which the gift may have been presented. In addition to their traditional shape and décor, each tankard was decorated with plique-à-jour panels depicting the Russian Imperial Eagles amidst floral fields. The presence of the Imperial symbols further underscored the importance of such gifts as an official expression of friendship and appreciation. Among this group of presentation tankards, the current example stands out as the most historically significant. According to the inscription, Grand Duke Georgii Aleksandrovich presented it to William Cody, one of the most famous and popular Americans of the late 19th century.William Cody (1846-1917), who earned his nickname 'Buffalo Bill' by hunting 4,280 buffalo in eighteen months, was a soldier during the Civil War, a scout, a Pony Express rider, an invaluable tracker and experienced gunman, who at the end of his life had come to symbolize the American frontier and the nation's spirit of adventure. Cody's frontier experience and positive public image was particularly helpful during official visits of foreign dignitaries to the Western territories. During the highly publicised visit of Grand Duke Aleksei Aleksandrovich to the USA in 1871-1872, Cody was instrumental in organising a hunting adventure on a scale that surpassed anything that the Russian Grand Duke, an experienced hunter and sportsman himself, had experienced before. When the Grand Duke Aleksei, the third son of Tsar Alexander II, arrived at the hunting camp in Nevada, 'Buffalo Bill' was waiting mounted on a splendid horse. Over six feet tall, Cody cut an impressive figure in his spangled buckskin suit, a coat trimmed with fur, and a black slouch hat. Cody's leadership and assistance during the hunt was later kindly acknowledged by the Grand Duke who presented Buffalo Bill with gifts that are now part of the collection at the Buffalo Bill Historical Center in Cody, Wyoming, USA. It was probably with the encouragement and at the recommendation of his royal uncle that twenty years later, while vacationing in Paris, Grand Duke Georgii met William Cody.In the summer of 1889, William Cody was on his second tour of Europe with Buffalo Bill's Wild West show, a highly successful circus-like attraction that included horseback parades, re-enactments of famous Civil War battles, Indian attacks on wagon trains, and stage coach races. The show was enormously popular and propelled Cody to worldwide fame. Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria, Russian Grand Duke Michael, and the King of Denmark were among the guests who attended the show during the tour of England two year earlier. In 1889 the Wild West show became the main attraction of the Paris Exposition Universelle and a 'must see' venue for many foreign visitors flocking to the French capitol that summer. Grand Duke Georgii Aleksandrovich (1871-99), the son of Emperor Alexander III and the brother of the Russian Emperor Nicholas II, arrived in Paris on August 26 for a few days of sightseeing. Very bright and capable, he was seen by many of his contemporaries as 'intellectual and magnanimous, with an engaging personality', and 'the one who could have become a strong and popular tsar' (1). Sadly, in the early 1890s Grand Duke Georgii was diagnosed with tuberculosis and spent most of his time travelling in pursuit of the proper medical treatments, eventually settling in the small town of Abas-Tuman in the Caucasus. Two days after his arrival in Paris the Grand Duke noted in his dairy: 'We had visited the Exposition today. Afterwards we went to see Buffalo Bill [show]. It was most interesting' (2). The scale of the performance and larger than life personality of its founder must have left an unforgettable impression on the eighteen year old Grand Duke, who arranged to have this very special gift delivered to William Cody on his behalf.1. Suzanne Massie, 'A Royal Visit: The Grand Duke Alexis in the United States,' in The Tsar and the President, Alexander II and Abraham Lincoln Liberator and Emancipator, the American–Russian Cultural Cooperation Foundation, 2008, p. 62.2. The Diaries of Grand Duke Georgii Aleksandrovich, State Archive of the Russian Federation, fund 675, unit 1, file 6, 16/28 of August 1889.We would like to thank Larisa Kriachkova, Chief Curator of Archival Depository of the State Archive of the Russian Federation and the staff of the Buffalo Bill Historical Center for their research assistance.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Los 119
A jewelled gold and enamel locket pendant with musical symbolsFabergé, workmaster August Hollming, St. Petersburg, 1890scomprised of two flat gold panels connected on top with a loop, front enamelled in guilloché royal blue enamel over wavy pattern and centred with classical lyre under the Russian Imperial crown set with rose-cut diamonds and flanked with ribbon-tied laurel garland; with large circular rose-cut diamond beneath; second panel centred with oval glass to accommodate a photograph or a portrait miniature, both marked on loops, with later gold suspension loop, 56 standard length with suspension loop: 3.8cm (1 1/2in).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
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396325 Los(e)/Seite