A pair of Fabergé amethyst and diamond lapel brooches, the 13mm faceted cushion cut stones claw set and surrounded by a border of twelve individually milgrain set rose cut diamonds, white enamel outer frame supported by yellow metal pierced gallery sides, overall diameter 20mm, (one brooch having a diamond missing), pin stamped ΚΦ with kokoshnik, gallery stamped ΚΦ, 56 with kokoshnik and assayer's mark for Ivan Sergeyevich Lebedkin (Moscow 1898-1914). (Qty: 2) Provenance - The family of Albert and Nora McGill, thence by descent. The McGill family were influential industrialists who are accredited for playing a significant role in the founding of Russia's cotton mill industry in the mid-19th century. As a prominent British family living in 19th century Moscow, they formed close family ties with other British families based in the city, such as the Shanks, and the Bowes, as well as the Russian aristocracy. Albert's first cousin, Emma, married Allan Bowe who had close ties with the Fabergé lineage, and became their retail representative in London in the early 20th century.
A pair of Fabergé amethyst and diamond lapel brooches, the 13mm faceted cushion cut stones claw set and surrounded by a border of twelve individually milgrain set rose cut diamonds, white enamel outer frame supported by yellow metal pierced gallery sides, overall diameter 20mm, (one brooch having a diamond missing), pin stamped ΚΦ with kokoshnik, gallery stamped ΚΦ, 56 with kokoshnik and assayer's mark for Ivan Sergeyevich Lebedkin (Moscow 1898-1914). (Qty: 2) Provenance - The family of Albert and Nora McGill, thence by descent. The McGill family were influential industrialists who are accredited for playing a significant role in the founding of Russia's cotton mill industry in the mid-19th century. As a prominent British family living in 19th century Moscow, they formed close family ties with other British families based in the city, such as the Shanks, and the Bowes, as well as the Russian aristocracy. Albert's first cousin, Emma, married Allan Bowe who had close ties with the Fabergé lineage, and became their retail representative in London in the early 20th century.
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