Lot Essay
A note is pinned in the case of this frame written in pencil: 'For darling Iréne Yr. V. loving Alix. Easter 1910.'
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MARKED FABERGÉ, WORKMASTER ANDERS NEVALAINEN, ST. PETERSBURG, 1896-1908, WITH SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 17685
Details
A silver miniature frame
marked Fabergé, workmaster Anders Nevalainen, St. Petersburg, 1896-1908, with scratched inventory number 17685
Oval, the ribbon-tied reeded frame with bow cresting and ribbon supports, scroll strut and wood back, marked on rim and strut, in red silk box, the interior of the cover stamped in Cyrillic 'Fabergé St. Petersburg Moscow London' with Imperial warrant
3¼in. (8.3cm.) high
marked Fabergé, workmaster Anders Nevalainen, St. Petersburg, 1896-1908, with scratched inventory number 17685
Oval, the ribbon-tied reeded frame with bow cresting and ribbon supports, scroll strut and wood back, marked on rim and strut, in red silk box, the interior of the cover stamped in Cyrillic 'Fabergé St. Petersburg Moscow London' with Imperial warrant
3¼in. (8.3cm.) high
Provenance
The gift of the Empress Alexandra Feodorovna to her sister Irina, the wife of Henrik, Prince of Prussia
Grand-Duchess Maria Alexandrovna, Duchess of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, thence by descent
Grand-Duchess Maria Alexandrovna, Duchess of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, thence by descent