By Feodor Lorie
Located in New York, NY
Unique and extremely rare a pair of The End of the 19th CENTURY, A BEAUTIFUL Antique Vintage Imperial Russian F. Lorie for Fabergé Nephrite, Guilloché Enamel & Diamond Earrings
The relationship between F. Lorie and the House of Fabergé was a particularly close one. The two Moscow firms operated in the same building on Kuznetsky Most, Lorie is known to have produced work for Fabergé, and in 1912 the Lorie firm became part of Fabergé’s Moscow operation.
What makes this pair especially fascinating is that we have seen this design before.
Several years ago, we had an almost identical pair—rose gold, diamonds and the same vivid cobalt-blue guilloché enamel caps, but finished with pearl drops. That pair already bore Fabergé house hallmarks ( shown on one of the photos). The present nephrite pair, however, bears F. Lorie marks and remains in its F. Lorie box.
This gives us a fascinating glimpse into how the two firms may have worked together. We believe the nephrite earrings...
Category
1890s European Russian Empire Antique Jade Earrings
MaterialsDiamond, Jade, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, Enamel