An Imperial presentation jewelled gold ring


Carl Blank, St. Petersburg, 1908-1917with chased diamond-set Imperial eagle, 56 standard diameter: 2.3cm (7/8in).
|ProvenanceAcquired in 1920 in Kobe, Japan Thence by descent According to Ulla Tillander-Godenhielm (The Russian Imperial Award System during the Reign of Nicolas II, 1894-1917, Helsinki, 2005, pp. 196-7), Carl Blank supplied the court with presentation rings from 1911-1917. Although few survive, the proposed lot closely resembles another diamond-set example illustrated, pl. 73 and preserved in The Moscow Kremlin.