August Frederik Hollming

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August Frederik Hollming (or Golming) was born in 1854 in Loppi, Finland as a son of a bookkeeper Anders Gustaf Hollming of Loviisa and of Katarina Petterson. Was apprenticed to the goldsmith Karl F. Ekholm in Helsinki at the beginning ot the 1870s years. In 1876 he settled in St. Petersburg and registered as a goldworker. In 1880 qualified as master and opened his workshop at 35 Kazanskaya Street and was presumably hired by Fabergé soon. Had 3 sons from Erika G. Abrahamsson. In 1900 the Hollming workshop moved to 24 Bolshaya Morskaya under the same roof as Fabergé. In 1913 ran the workshop together with Otto Hanhinen, his father's assistant. His workshop produced to Fabergé too. Produced cigarette-cases in silver, gold and enamel, miniature Easter eggs and small gem-set, enameled jewels such as cuff links, brooches and pins.