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BY FABERGÉ, WORKMASTER MICHAEL PERCHIN, ST PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1890, SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 54610
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A JEWELLED, GUILLOCHÉ AND CHAMPLEVÉ ENAMEL GOLD-MOUNTED PHOTOGRAPH FRAME
BY FABERGÉ, WORKMASTER MICHAEL PERCHIN, ST PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1890, SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 54610
Circular, the body enamelled in translucent red over a wavy guilloché ground, centring a circular aperture within a rose-cut diamond-set mount, the outer reeded border champlevé enamelled in white with alternating gold ties, surmounted by a gold bow, the ivory back with scroll strut and suspension loop, marked on border and strut with 'Fabergé' in Cyrillic and workmaster's initials
3 5⁄8 in. (8.5 cm.) high
BY FABERGÉ, WORKMASTER MICHAEL PERCHIN, ST PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1890, SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 54610
Circular, the body enamelled in translucent red over a wavy guilloché ground, centring a circular aperture within a rose-cut diamond-set mount, the outer reeded border champlevé enamelled in white with alternating gold ties, surmounted by a gold bow, the ivory back with scroll strut and suspension loop, marked on border and strut with 'Fabergé' in Cyrillic and workmaster's initials
3 5⁄8 in. (8.5 cm.) high
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, Geneva, 13-15 November 1995, lot 535.
Acquired from A La Vieille Russie, New York, in June 2005.
Acquired from A La Vieille Russie, New York, in June 2005.
Literature
Exhibition catalogue, Carl Fabergé. A Private Collection, London, 2012, p. 82, no. 66 (illustrated).
Exhibited
London, Wartski, Carl Fabergé. A Private Collection, 15 - 25 May 2012, no. 66.
Special Notice
Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.
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