MARKED FABERGÉ, WITH THE WORKMASTER’S MARK OF MICHAEL PERCHIN, ST PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1890

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A GOLD-MOUNTED ENAMEL AND NEPHRITE PHOTOGRAPH FRAME
MARKED FABERGÉ, WITH THE WORKMASTER’S MARK OF MICHAEL PERCHIN, ST PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1890
Rectangular, enclosing a glazed portrait miniature of Grand Duchess Alexandra Georgievna, the nephrite body with gold mounts, enamelled with alternating white bands, centring an oval aperture enamelled with alternating red and white bead and reel pattern, the ivory back with a gold suspension loop and scroll strut, marked throughout
3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm.) high

Provenance

Acquired from a private German collection in the late 1970s.
Thence by descent to the present owner.

Special notice

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Lot Essay

Grand Duchess Alexandra Georgievna (1870-1891), née Princess Alexandra of Greece and Denmark, was the daughter of King George I and Queen Olga of Greece. In 1889, she married Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich, son of Emperor Alexander II, and they had two children.

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