A JEWELLED TWO-COLOUR GOLD-MOUNTED GUILLOCHÉ AND CHAMPLEVÉ ENAMEL MINIATURE PHOTOGRAPH FRAME
Lot 208 PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION

A JEWELLED TWO-COLOUR GOLD-MOUNTED GUILLOCHÉ AND CHAMPLEVÉ ENAMEL MINIATURE PHOTOGRAPH FRAME

MARKED FABERGÉ, WITH THE WORKMASTER'S MARK OF HENRIK WIGSTRÖM, ST PETERSBURG, 1904-1908

Closed6 June 2016

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A JEWELLED TWO-COLOUR GOLD-MOUNTED GUILLOCHÉ AND CHAMPLEVÉ ENAMEL MINIATURE PHOTOGRAPH FRAME
MARKED FABERGÉ, WITH THE WORKMASTER'S MARK OF HENRIK WIGSTRÖM, ST PETERSBURG, 1904-1908
Circular, the body enamelled in translucent periwinkle blue over a sunburst guilloché ground, centring a mother-of-pearl miniature icon painted with the Mother of God, within a diamond-set gold bezel enamelled with alternating white bands, the outer border chased with the green gold laurel band, the ivory back with a gold scroll strut and suspension loop, marked on lower mount and strut
2¾ in. (6.9 cm.) high

Presented by the grandfather of the present owner to his wife on the occasion of the birth of their first child circa 1915.