Erik August Kollin
Faberge workmaster (1836–1901)
Erik August Kollin (28 December 1836 – 1901) was a Finnish jeweler who worked for Fabergé in St. Petersburg.
Early life
Kollin was born in Pohja in southwest Finland. He studied as a journeyman with gold and silversmith Alexander Palmén in Ekenäs in 1858, before travelling to St. Petersburg.
Career
He qualified as workmaster in 1868 at August Holmström's workshop, and in 1870 opened his own workshop in St. Petersburg. Kollin worked for August Holmström and for Carl Fabergé, and was soon put in charge of all Fabergé workshops, a post he held until 1886 when he was replaced by Michael Perkhin.
He was Fabergé's first chief jeweler. Specialized in gold and silver articles, most of them in an archaic style of the period.
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