RUSSIAN IMPERIAL SILVER ENAMELLED EGG PENDANT, MARKED BC, 19 CENTURY

RUSSIAN IMPERIAL SILVER and ENAMEL EGG PENDANT, MARKED, 19 C. In the manner of Faberge, Green enamel locket pendant egg with gilding and inlaid rubies. Inside is hollow, consists of two fastened halves. The egg is beautifully made, with Russian hallmarks on the hanging link 'BC' in Cyrillic for master Vasily Semyonov - collaborated with Pavel Ovchinnikov and specialised in souvenirs with niello engravings of famous landmarks in Moscow (second half of 19th century). Egg from real old collection! Very good condition. SIZE: 2.5 cm (1 inches) high, 1.5 cm (5/8 inches) wide. ESTIMATE PRICE: $1,200 - $1,500. HISTORY of SALES: A few years ago the same items were sold on eCRATER (simple design) for $1,650 and $1,840 and on Live producteer for $2,400 and $2,400 - please see the screenshots. OFFER: If an item is NOT SOLD, you can still give us a reasonable offer - please save the link of this page. PAY in PARTS: You can pay for any item during 2-3 months. Just make a deposit 10% and the item will wait for you. SHIPPING: Combined shipping is available - next item will be ONE DOLLAR for shipping. NEW: Returning customers will have 50% DISCOUNT on shipping. HISTORY: Vasily Semyonov was born in the family of Semyon Semyonov (first half of 19th century). Lived and worked in Moscow, where he founded a silverware factory (1852), which employed forty people (1873). Collaborated with Pavel Ovchinnikov and specialised in souvenirs with niello engravings of famous landmarks in Moscow (second half of 19th century). Died in Moscow (1896), where his work was continued by his daughter Maria (1896–1917), who employed a hundred people (1905). Contributed to exhibitions, including the Pan-Russian Manufacturing Exhibition at Solyanoi Gorodok in St Petersburg (1870, silver medal), Russian Silver of the 18th–20th Centuries from the Collection of the Moscow Kremlin Museums at the Samara Regional Museum of Art in Samara (2007–08), World of Fabergé at the Shanghai Museum in Shanghai (2012–13) and Fabergé: Legacy of Imperial Russia at the Hong Kong Heritage Museum in Hong Kong (2013). WIKIPEDIA: A Faberge egg is a jewelled egg created by the House of Faberge, in St. Petersburg, Imperial Russia. Virtually all were manufactured under the supervision of Peter Carl Faberge between 1885 and 1917, the most famous being the 50 "Imperial" eggs, 43 of which survive, made for the Russian Tsars Alexander III and Nicholas II as Easter gifts for their wives and mothers.