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Lot 203 AN IMPORTANT COLLECTION OF FABERGÉ MASTERPIECES AND IMPERIAL TREASURES
A GOLD-MOUNTED AND GUILLOCHÉ ENAMEL PHOTOGRAPH FRAME
BY HAHN, WITH THE WORKMASTER'S MARK OF ALEXANDER TREIDEN, ST PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1890
Closed27 November 2017
Price Realised
GBP 47,500
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Prince Georg of Denmark (1920-1986) was the grandson of Prince Valdemar of Denmark (1858-1939), the younger brother of Empress Maria Feodorovna, née Princess Dagmar of Denmark.
Following her marriage to Emperor Alexander III in 1866, Empress Maria Feodorovna maintained strong connections with her family and made regular trips to Denmark, often to family palaces. In advance of these visits, Emperor Alexander III and Maria Feodorovna ordered both special commissions for official events and smaller items intended for personal exchange. These sizable orders were fulfilled by various Imperial court jewellers, usually Fabergé and Hahn.
In contrast to the numerous small presentation pieces that the Imperial Couple distributed to stationmasters, footmen, porters, house stewards and other helpful citizens along their journeys, more elaborate items, such as photograph frames and jewels, were reserved for presentation to their most intimate circle of family and friends.
Along with these lavish gifts gifts, many family photographs were exchanged between the Danish Royal and Russian Imperial families. The present richly enamelled photograph frame, housing an original photograph of Empress Maria Feodorovna, thus provides a tangible reminder of her enduring family ties (Exhibition catalogue, Fabergé: The Tsar’s Court Jeweller and his Association with the Danish Royal Family, Copenhagen, 2016, pp. 19, 48-53).
Following her marriage to Emperor Alexander III in 1866, Empress Maria Feodorovna maintained strong connections with her family and made regular trips to Denmark, often to family palaces. In advance of these visits, Emperor Alexander III and Maria Feodorovna ordered both special commissions for official events and smaller items intended for personal exchange. These sizable orders were fulfilled by various Imperial court jewellers, usually Fabergé and Hahn.
In contrast to the numerous small presentation pieces that the Imperial Couple distributed to stationmasters, footmen, porters, house stewards and other helpful citizens along their journeys, more elaborate items, such as photograph frames and jewels, were reserved for presentation to their most intimate circle of family and friends.
Along with these lavish gifts gifts, many family photographs were exchanged between the Danish Royal and Russian Imperial families. The present richly enamelled photograph frame, housing an original photograph of Empress Maria Feodorovna, thus provides a tangible reminder of her enduring family ties (Exhibition catalogue, Fabergé: The Tsar’s Court Jeweller and his Association with the Danish Royal Family, Copenhagen, 2016, pp. 19, 48-53).