Catalogue

Faberge. Gold cufflinks.
Gold, guilloche and cloisonné enamel, ruby.
Makers mark of «OP», Moscow, circa 1890s.
Total weight: 9.4 g

Gold cufflinks decorated with translucent red guilloché enamel framed in white enamel. The equilateral triangular design emphasizes clarity and symmetry. The reverse side features a cabochon stone in ruby, echoing the color of the enamel.
Knut-Oskar Pihl (1860–1924) was a Finnish jeweler and head master of the Moscow branch of the House of Fabergé between 1887 and 1897. At the age of six, Pihl was sent from Finland to St. Petersburg to live with his uncle, a watchmaker. He later trained in the workshop of the renowned Finnish jeweler August Holmström. His skill and precision so impressed Holmström that in 1887 he arranged the marriage of his daughter Fanny to Pihl and recommended him to Carl Fabergé.
See similar: https://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2009/russian-art-n08538/lot.297.html
https://collectiononline.kreml.ru/entity/OBJECT/444161?rubrics=3169211&index=11

Starting price: 2500€
Estimate: 3000-3500€
Hammer Price: 2 500 €

A Russian Imperial brass samovar in the shape of a “Pot”. Maker’s mark of Vorontsov brothers manufactory. Tula, the end of the 19th century. Height: 42 cm

Starting price: 300€
Estimate: 400-500€

Prussian Cuirassier Model 1819 “Russian Form” Pallasch, cavalry sword.
A fine Prussian heavy cavalry sword with a Damascus “Eisenhauer” blade, richly etched and gilded. The hilt follows the Russian-style 1819 pattern with a three-bar brass guard and wire-bound grip. The pommel shows an old repair, otherwise in a good condition.

Dimensions:

Total length: 108,7 cm.
Blade length: 91,8 cm.
Blade width: 2,8 cm.

Starting price: 1750€
Estimate: 2000-2500€
Hammer Price: UNSOLD€

Art Deco Style Platinum, Aquamarine and Diamond Pendant Necklace

An impressive platinum pendant necklace of strongly geometric Art Deco style, centered by a large emerald-cut aquamarine within an architectural diamond-set frame, the stepped outline further enriched with diamond-set side panels and a diamond-set articulated surmount. The pendant is suspended from a platinum chain with decorative openwork links, complementing the period-inspired design.

The reverse and side views show pierced and millegrain-style detailing characteristic of high-quality geometric jewel mounts. The clasp appears marked 950, consistent with platinum fineness, while the accompanying 2008 appraisal describes the jewel as solid platinum.

Accompanied by a 2008 Dover Diamonds Appraisal, which describes the necklace as set with one genuine blue aquamarine of approximately 40.00 carats and 90 European-cut diamonds of approximately 4.50 carats total, graded H–I color, VS clarity; the appraisal also notes a gross weight of approximately 28.7 grams, pendant length of about 2¼ inches, chain length of about 20 inches, and an appraised value at that time of USD 17,500. A separate gemmological note in Estonian appears to repeat broadly similar information, including aquamarine, diamonds, approximately 40 pcs, H/I color, VS clarity, and a combined stone weight notation around 4.50 ct, but this handwritten note is not fully legible in all parts. These documents are useful supporting papers, though I cannot independently confirm the exact stone weights, natural origin, or grading without a modern gemmological report.

Material: platinum
Stones: one large emerald-cut aquamarine, numerous diamonds
Pendant length: approx. 2¼ in. / approx. 5.7 cm
Chain length: approx. 20 in. / approx. 50.8 cm
Weight: approx. 28.7 g
Auction Comparison:
For comparison, Bonhams sold an Aquamarine and Diamond Pendant/Necklace, circa 1940 in the Knightsbridge Jewels sale on 26 November 2025 as Lot 361, for £20,480 including premium. Bonhams described that example as set with a step-cut aquamarine weighing approximately 27.70 carats and diamonds totaling approximately 3.00 carats. By contrast, the present necklace is accompanied by an appraisal describing its aquamarine at approximately 40.00 carats, indicating a substantially larger center stone than the Bonhams example.

Starting price: 20000€
Estimate: 25000-30000€
Hammer Price: Not sold