Lot Essay
We are grateful to Dr. Valentin Skurlov for his assistance with the research of the present lot.
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PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED MIDWEST PRIVATE COLLECTION
A JEWELED GOLD-MOUNTED AND GUILLOCHÉ ENAMEL PHOTOGRAPH FRAME
MARKED FABERGÉ, WITH THE WORKMASTER'S MARK OF HENRIK WIGSTRÖM, ST. PETERSBURG, 1908-1917, SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 20790
Details
A JEWELED GOLD-MOUNTED AND GUILLOCHÉ ENAMEL PHOTOGRAPH FRAME
MARKED FABERGÉ, WITH THE WORKMASTER'S MARK OF HENRIK WIGSTRÖM, ST. PETERSBURG, 1908-1917, SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 20790
Square, enameled in translucent ruby over a wavy guilloché ground, centering a square aperture within a seed-pearl border, enclosing a later photograph of Grand Duchess Tatiana Nikolaevna (1897-1918), the outer border cast with stiff-leaf tips, the mammoth ivory backing with scroll strut and suspension loop, marked on lower edge and strut
3 in. (7.6 cm.) high
MARKED FABERGÉ, WITH THE WORKMASTER'S MARK OF HENRIK WIGSTRÖM, ST. PETERSBURG, 1908-1917, SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 20790
Square, enameled in translucent ruby over a wavy guilloché ground, centering a square aperture within a seed-pearl border, enclosing a later photograph of Grand Duchess Tatiana Nikolaevna (1897-1918), the outer border cast with stiff-leaf tips, the mammoth ivory backing with scroll strut and suspension loop, marked on lower edge and strut
3 in. (7.6 cm.) high
Provenance
Purchased from Fabergé's London branch by H.M. Queen Alexandra (1844-1925) November 13, 1911 for £24.
With A La Vieille Russie, New York.
Acquired from the above by the present owner.
With A La Vieille Russie, New York.
Acquired from the above by the present owner.
Literature
Exhibition catalogue, Fabergé, New York, 1983, illustrated p. 49, listed p. 48, no. 84.
Exhibited
New York, A La Vieille Russie, Fabergé, 1983, no. 84.
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