Brief: Privately held Fabergé pieces hit the market

This gold and guilloche enamel brooch is by renowned Fabergé workmaster Henrik Wigstrom. Photos courtesy Auction Gallery of the Palm Beaches.

This gold and guilloche enamel brooch is by renowned Fabergé workmaster Henrik Wigstrom. Photos courtesy Auction Gallery of the Palm Beaches.

Bearing the dates 1619-1919, this Fabergé tie pin commemorates 300 years of Russian Imperialism.

Bearing the dates 1619-1919, this Fabergé tie pin commemorates 300 years of Russian Imperialism.

BY KAREN AANONSEN

What happens when a treasure trove of Fabergé is discovered in Delray Beach, Florida? Collectors chomp at the bit. Brought to the United States in the 1960s, a collection of five exquisite pieces (some of which were privately held for 50 years) is now part of the Auction Gallery of the Palm Beaches’s 350-lot January Estates Auction on January 12. Sale of the Russian valuables, including a gold brooch and a unique tie pin, is estimated to draw in upwards of $85,000. All forms of bidding — in gallery, absentee, phone and online via LiveAuctioneers — are available for the items.

—Jan. 8, 2014