A Pair of Vintage Russian Cufflinks by Faberge

Diamond, two color gold, and guilloche enamel vintage cufflinks by Andre Adler, made in St. Petersburg between 1908-1917, of square shape with rounded corners and lemon gold border, enameled translucent olive green over a sunburst ground. The links are of rose gold.

4/8 x 4/8 in. (1,3 x 1,3 cm). Condition: a few tiny surface chips to enamel on rims.

Andre Carlovich Adler, a Swiss citizen and owner of goldsmith workshop ARND in St. Petersburg. Adler supplied the firm of Faberge with small guilloche enamel objects like pencil holders, pens, lockets, cufflinks, match box cases, match strikers, cigarette and vesta cases. (see ‘Faberge And St. Petersburg Jewelers’ by T.Faberge, A. Goryina and V. Skurlov, 1997, page 111). Most of his guilloche enamel pieces were made between 1908 and 1917.

Struck with 56 zolotniks standard (583/14K) and master’s initials ‘AA’.

This rare grayish olive green color, apparently, is the same color as No. 85 on the original Faberge firm plaque with 144 samples of translucent enamels from the Tatiana Faberge collection. See Faberge and St Petersburg Jewelers, St. Petersburg, 1997.