A JEWELED GOLD-MOUNTED AND GUILLOCHÉ ENAMEL PHOTOGRAPH FRAME
Lot 11 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

Closed15 April 2013

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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

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.

Specialist note

We are grateful to Dr. Valentin Skurlov for his assistance with the research of the present lot.