This Fabergé pendant, a rare and historically significant piece, was crafted by the renowned workmaster Phillip Theodore Ringe. This silver egg is covered in beautiful blue guilloché enamel and set with a single-faceted spinel gemstone. Its creation dates to the second half and the end of the 19th century in St. Petersburg, Russian Empire. Philip Theodor Ringe (Initials T.R) was a Livonian silversmith, jeweler, and Fabergé workmaster. He was born in Riga, Livonia, in 1824. He was head of a small workshop at 12 Malaya Morskaya in St Petersburg, producing modest enameled articles (seals, parasol handles, thermometers, belt buckles, miniature Easter eggs, sweet boxes) in gold and silver.
Hallmarks were struck on the loop with the work master’s initials "T.R." (Phillip Theodore Ringe), “α” alpha—indicating the inspection by the St. Petersburg Assay Office and the head of a woman in a kokoshnik to the right with the Imperial Russian standard silver "88"—the hallmark for higher-quality silver items, established in 1847.
Length: 20.1 mm Width: 13 mm The one emerald cabochon size is 6.5x4.5mm (0.82ct) The weight: 5.03 grams The egg pendant is in good vintage condition without loss of enamel with slight signs of wear on the silver, which does not diminish its charm and is forgivable for such a venerable age.
Beautiful, unique item!