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Lot Essay
The design for the present brooch is illustrated along with other presentation pieces commissioned by Victoria Melita, known as Grand Duchess Victoria Feodorovna, in U. Tillander-Godenhielm et al., Golden Years of Fabergé: Drawings and Objects from the Wigström Workshop, Paris, 2000, p. 38.
Victoria Melita of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg (1876-1936) married Grand Duke Ernst Ludwig of Hesse, however their marriage was dissolved in 1901. In 1905 she married Grand Duke Kirill Vladimirovich and became Grand Duchess Victoria Feodorovna, known also by her Christian name of Victoria Melita.
Victoria Melita of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg (1876-1936) married Grand Duke Ernst Ludwig of Hesse, however their marriage was dissolved in 1901. In 1905 she married Grand Duke Kirill Vladimirovich and became Grand Duchess Victoria Feodorovna, known also by her Christian name of Victoria Melita.