RUSSIAN, ANTIQUE, YELLOW GOLD AND ENAMEL EGG CHARM BRACELET

Consisting of a fancy link bracelet suspending a carved green chrysoprase egg in a gold wirework basket, a turquoise colored enameled egg, a carved lapis lazuli egg, a gold swirl textured egg set with a blue topaz, a green garnet and white enamel egg, a green glass and rose cut diamond egg, a pink enameled egg wrapped with white stripes and yellow leaves by Vasilii Soloviev, a small plain gold egg, a blue enameled egg, a red enameled egg and an openwork, diamond and sapphire egg, together with a Fabergé silver and translucent Red Cross egg engraved '1915'. 7 1/2 inches long.
Bracelet stamp: (Russian hallmark)(Russian maker's mark).
Gross weight: 28.70 dwt.

Property from a Private Collection

Measurements: The bracelet measures approximately 7 1/2 inches long.
Overall Condition: Please note, the pink enameled egg is made by Vasilill Soloviev and possibly retailed by Fabergé. The turquoise-colored egg, the white and garnet egg, the pink egg, the blue egg and the red egg all contain chips. The white enamel and green garnet egg is missing one stone.

Egg Stamps:
Red cross egg: (Russian hallmark) (Fabergé maker's mark)
Turquoise colored egg: (Russian hallmark) (obscured maker's mark).
Gold Swirl egg: (Russian hallmark) (possibly HB maker's mark).
White enamel and green garnet egg: (possibly ES maker's mark).
Green glass egg: (Russian hallmarks).
Pink enamel egg: (Vasilii Soloviev maker's mark)(Russian hallmark).
Gold egg: (Russian hallmark).
Blue enamel egg: Russian hallmark) (possibly HW maker's mark).
Red enamel egg: (Russian hallmark) (possibly Andrei Adler maker's mark).
Gold swirl egg: (Russian hallmark).

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Ms. Klarr’s passion for jewelry began when she saw the gem collection at the Smithsonian at age 13, and she has since cultivated an expertise in jewelry and its history. She began her career at Christie’s as a Junior Specialist and went on to join Marshall Pierce & Co. in Chicago, culminating in a decade of experience in the auction business, VIP relations, and jewelry and luxury marketing. She earned her Graduate Gemologist degree from the Gemological Institute of America in New York and is a graduate of Hillsdale College.

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Ms. Guilbault is a Graduate Gemologist and has traveled the country evaluating important jewelry collections including antique, period and contemporary pieces. She first joined the firm in 2003, where she became the Director of Jewelry & Watches and Director of Consignments. In 2007, Katie joined Trabert & Hoeffer as an appraiser and sales associate. Following her time at Trabert & Hoeffer, Katie launched a jewelry consulting business, providing fine jewelry appraisal and custom design services. She returned to Freeman's in 2017 as a Senior Specialist of Jewelry & Watches. Katie brings a wealth of valuation experience to Southern California, as she establishes Freeman's expanded presence on the West Coast.

Ruth Thuston, GG

Senior Specialist, Jewelry & Watches

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Ms. Thuston brings to Freeman's over 20 years’ experience in antique, period and estate jewelry having facilitated the selling process for thousands of clients. Her career includes opening the Chicago jewelry department at Heritage Auctions and directing the Chicago office of CIRCA for twelve years. Earlier in her career she sold jewelry and watches for two of Chicago’s leading jewelers, CD Peacock and Sidney Garber. She is a Graduate Gemologist from the Gemological Institute of America and has a Bachelor of Arts in music from Albion College. Ms. Thuston has received national and chapter awards for her work with the Women’s Jewelry Association and is an executive board member of the Chicago History Museum Costume Council, a candidate member of the National Association of Jewelry appraisers (NAJA), a voting member of the Accredited Gemologist Association (AGA) and member of The American Society of Jewelry Historians.

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