Antique Faberge Egg Pendant- Anchor& Star Hallmark 925

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Antique Faberge Egg Pendant- Anchor& Star Hallmark 925

Postby wizgal40 » Mon Mar 16, 2009 8:10 pm

http://g.imagehost.org/download/0493/Ma ... ge_pendant
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These are pictures of the Faberge egg pendant.Does anyone recognize these markings?Thanks so much!

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Postby JLDoggett » Mon Mar 16, 2009 8:46 pm

The star enclosing the sickle is the emblem of the USSR. the 925 would refer to sterling content of the metal. As this star and sicklemark would have been in use after the Russian Civil War which ended in 1922 this piece would have been made well after Faberge left Russia.


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