Easter Egg Charm, 1939

Containers:

Box SC-07 Box 1, Folder 9, Item SC07.02.3.121

Creator:

Hammer Galleries

Extent:

1 page

Scope and content:

Transcription: [double-headed eagle] EASTER EGG CHARM Unusual charm in the form of an Easter Egg. It is made up of two halves of Siberian amethyst, separated by a band of faceted rock crystal and held together on an axis of gold. It was created by the celebrated court jeweler to Nikolai II, Carl Faberge, and the gold link is hallmarked with the initials of his assistant master "PK", and the number "56" denoting the equivalent of 14 kt. gold. Since it was originally brought from Russia into France, it bears the French inscription mark "ET". From the apartments of the Grand Duchess Tatiana Nikolaevna, second daughter of Nikolai II, in the Aleksandr Palace, Tsarskoye Selo. Mrs. John L. Pratt October 2, 1939 FROM THE HAMMER COLLECTION – 682 FIFTH AVENUE – NEW YORK

Language:

English

Acquisition information:

Gift of Lillian Thomas Pratt.

Biographical / historical:

American--1

Physical description:

Paper

Physical facet:

Sales records

Other descriptive data:

Hammer Collection, Hammer Galleries, Fifth Avenue

Digitization of the Lillian Thomas Pratt Archives has been made possible by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Related material:

47.20.111

Names:

Hammer Galleries

Places:

New York (N.Y.)

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