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Thanks, I appreciate you sharing your knowledge. I think your collecting ethos is wise, though my personal goals are different. Someday, I hope I can represent the full spectrum of quality and expense of Russian silver- and goldsmithing in the late Imperial era. For the reasons discussed in this ...

Thank you for your input, Juke. I don't want to believe anything, only trying to learn. I have seen the eggs you show, including the one shown at Sotheby's. I find it questionable as well, certainly not by Faberge. But I hesitate to say that it's entirely fake. If you dig a little deeper you will ...

Bijoux.expert,

I think we all agree it is not by a renowned maker. I thought perhaps a low quality provincial maker. Am I to take it that you do not think it is period either, but a later reproduction?

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Than you, Juke. After further research I think the city mark is supposed to be the top of the Kostroma sailing ship. Why the top of the ship appears halfway down the 84 though I do not know. As you say, did such sloppy cloisonne exist in provincial Russian works? Probably not.

I will stay in my ...

Someone else with more knowledge of pectoral crosses can offer an opinion on authenticity, though to me the finish looks a bit too "antiqued" like a faux patina and the marks look mushy. I've read that pectoral crosses are an easy target for modern forgers, but I don't know about your piece. I can ...

Hi everyone,

I have been a long-time reader of the forum for educational purposes and have worked to get my knowledge of Russian silver up to speed, but I still have a long way to go. You have all been a great help. My knowledge of cloisonné and its makers during the late 19th century is rather ...