A SILVER-GILT AND CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL ICON OF ARCHANGEL MICHAEL
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A SILVER-GILT AND CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL ICON OF ARCHANGEL MICHAEL

BY FABERGÉ, WORKMASTER FEODOR RÜCKERT, MOSCOW, 1908-1917, SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 26284

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A SILVER-GILT AND CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL ICON OF ARCHANGEL MICHAEL
BY FABERGÉ, WORKMASTER FEODOR RÜCKERT, MOSCOW, 1908-1917, SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 26284
Rectangular, the icon realistically painted, the oklad enamelled with floral motifs on green ground, with suspension loop and velvet backing, applied with a silver plaque inscribed in Russian 'For Lieutenant Michael Garshin / Blessing / of the Queen of the Hellenes Olga Konstantinovna / and the G.D. [Grand Duke] Konstantin Konstantinovich / 17 July 1911', marked on lower edge with 'K. Fabergé' in Cyrillic beneath the Imperial Warrant overstriking the workmaster's initials
4 1⁄2 in. (11.5 cm.) high, excluding loop

A gift to Lieutenant Michael Garshin (1882-1943), from the Queen of the Hellenes Olga Konstantinovna (1867-1913) and the Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich of Russia (1858-1915), in 1911.

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Lieutenant Michael Garshin was the Secretary of the Queen of the Hellenes Olga Konstantinovna (neé Grand Duchess Olga Konstantinovna of Russia) from 1909. Based on the inscription, the icon was a gift from Olga Konstantinovna and her brother, the Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich of Russia.