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A SILVER AND GUILLOCHÉ ENAMEL PHOTOGRAPH FRAME
Lot 63 PROPERTY FROM THE MILLICENT ROGERS ESTATE

A SILVER AND GUILLOCHÉ ENAMEL PHOTOGRAPH FRAME

MARKED FABERGÉ, WITH THE WORKMASTER'S MARK OF VICTOR AARNE, ST. PETERSBURG, 1899-1904

Closed15 April 2013

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A SILVER AND GUILLOCHÉ ENAMEL PHOTOGRAPH FRAME
MARKED FABERGÉ, WITH THE WORKMASTER'S MARK OF VICTOR AARNE, ST. PETERSBURG, 1899-1904
Oval, the body enameled in translucent red over a wavy guilloché ground, centering an oval aperture within a seed-pearl mount, the outer border chased with stiff-leaf tips, surmounted by a ribbon twist suspending laurel swags, the wood backing with silver-gilt scroll strut and suspension loop, marked on lower edge and strut
4¾ in. (12 cm.) high

A La Vieille Russie, New York.
Acquired from the above by Millicent Abigail Rogers (1902-1953) in the 1940s.
By descent to the present owner.

Specialist note

Mary Millicent Abigail Rogers was the granddaughter of the Standard Oil tycoon Henry Huttleston Rogers and was known through her life as a socialite, fashion icon and art collector.