BY FABERGÉ, WITH THE WORKMASTER'S MARK OF AUGUST HOLLMING, ST PETERSBURG, 1899-1904, SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 73667

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A JEWELLED GOLD AND SILVER-MOUNTED GUILLOCHÉ ENAMEL BROOCH
BY FABERGÉ, WITH THE WORKMASTER'S MARK OF AUGUST HOLLMING, ST PETERSBURG, 1899-1904, SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 73667
Formed as a flower, five petals set with pear-shaped diamonds, the round-shaped stem enamelled in translucent emerald green over a dash guilloché ground, terminating in diamond-set leaf and twig, marked on pin and loop; in a fitted Hammer Galleries wood case, sold together with its original documentation from the Hammer Galleries
1¼ in (3.4 cm.) wide

Provenance

With Hammer Galleries, New York.
Acquired from the above by John Cudahy (1887-1943) in 1942.
Given as a birthday present to his daughter Mary Toulgas (Cudahy) Keogh (1920-2015).
Thence by descent.

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Lot Essay

John Cudahy (1887-1943) was an American ambassador and businessman from Milwaukee. Cudahy served as a lieutenant during the First World War and was sent to north Russia towards its end to intervene on behalf of the anti-communist forces. His experience during the campaign in north Russia led him to write the book Archangel: The American War with Russia. In the times leading to the Second World War, Cudahy served the United States as ambassador to Poland, Ireland, Belgium and Luxembourg.

When this brooch was acquired by the Cudahy family from Hammer Galleries in 1942, it was accompanied by a note stating that the jewel belonged to Empress Alexandra Feodorovna (1872-1918) and was acquired from the Alexander Palace, Tsarskoe Selo. This original documentation is sold together with the brooch.

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