Brooch - 14 kt. Yellow gold, Imperial Russian 56k Gold Beetle Brooch with Diamonds - 1.26ct. tw. Diamond (Natural)

Antique Imperial Russian 56K Gold & Diamond Beetle Women's Brooch

Marked Imperial Russian 56k Gold marks (14k)
Material: Gold, 56 gold ( 14k)
47 Natural old cut Diamonds and 2 Rubies
Size: 6.5cm x 1.5cm
Weight 15 Grams
The Brooch signed ( marked) in 3 places.
Signed with Initials AB for Faberge work master
Ulla Tillander-Godenhielm advises the entry AB. Unidentified Workmaster (Lowes & McCanless, FabergŽ Eggs, 2001, 178) is incorrect and should refer to Abraham Beilin (Beilin and Son, ibid., 185). She further states FabergŽ and many other companies (ÒÉ also my great grandfather and grandfather Alexander Tillander ÉÓ) turned for assistance to Abraham Beilin when they did not have the capacity to fulfill orders. Two examples on the misidentification of the makerÕs mark AB are in Keefe, Masterworks of FabergŽ: The Matilda Geddings Gray Foundation Collection, 1993, 144, and all subsequent publications for this collection.