Sold at Austin Auction Gallery
Estate Russian Imperial Silver Badge Now A Pendant Brooch
- Price realized
- $397
- Pre-sale estimate
- $150 – $350
- Hammer price
- $325
- Category
- Necklaces & Pendants
- Sold
- September 5, 2025
- Sale
- DAY 1 - SEPTEMBER GRAND ESTATES, ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN
Lot description
Estate Russian .875 silver Nikolaevsky engineering academy graduation badge, late 19th c., now fashioned as a pendant brooch, imperial crowned double-headed eagle grasping an orb and scepter in its talons, centered by a shield with the coat of arms of Moscow, surrounded by wreath of laurel and oak leaves, silversmith's initials FG in Cyrillic, 84 zolotnik with Saint Petersburg city mark, approx 2.25"h, 1.75"w, 0.92ozt Provenance: the contents of a luxury San Antonio estate NOTE: ALL JEWELRY & COIN LOTS REALIZING OVER $1,000 MUST BE PAID BY BANK WIRE
This lot sold at a past Austin Auction Gallery sale. Prices realized include the buyer's premium and are provided for research only — they are not an appraisal or a guarantee of future value.