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Brooch

ca. 1890

Title: Brooch
Date: ca. 1890
Object Type: Personal Accessory
Medium: Gold, sapphires, rubies, and diamonds
Dimensions: 1/2 x 1 1/2 in. (1.3 x 3.8 cm)
Credit Line: Jaye Family Fabergé Collection
Accession Number: 2015.26.4

[Possibly A La Vieille Russie, New York, NY [1]]
Acquired by Meri Jaye (1920-2023), San Francisco
By descent to the Jaye Family Fabergé Collection
Gift to the Legion of Honor, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, San Francisco, October 2011
Footnotes
[1] Item presented to the museum in a box from A La Vielle Russie, a noted New York dealer of Fabergé.

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