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Auction: 26050 - Jewellery & Objets de Vertu
Lot: 54

ALEXANDER TREIDEN, A GOLD AND SAPPHIRE PROPELLING PENCIL HOLDER
CIRCA 1885-1914
With sapphire-set slide mechanism and fluted barrel decorated with spiral grooves.
Suspension loop for chain wear.
Workmaster's mark 'AT' for Alexander Treiden
St Petersburg hallmarks
Stamped for 56 zolotnik gold standard
Size/dimensions: 7.20cm long
Gross weight: 11.80g (excluding pencil insert)

The sapphire is in good condition. The piece shows light dents and wear consistent with use. The hallmarks are slightly worn but legible. The slide mechanism is stiff but functional, and the item is offered in good condition.


Alexander Treiden was an accomplished St Petersburg jeweller active from the 1880s until approximately 1917. He is recorded as having worked as senior workmaster for the court jeweller Carl Hahn before establishing his own independent workshop in the 1890s. Hahn’s firm was an important supplier of diamond jewellery and presentation objects to the Imperial court, and Treiden’s role within this workshop placed him within a highly skilled circle of craftsmen responsible for luxury commissions associated with the Russian Imperial Cabinet.



Following his period under Hahn, Treiden continued to produce finely made jewellery and objets de vertu under his own name, often marked with his initials “AT”. His work is characterised by precision goldwork, elegant mechanical detailing, and the use of precious stones in restrained but effective settings.




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Estimate
£900 to £1,200

Starting price
£750