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MARKED FABERGÉ AND WITH THE WORKMASTER'S MARK OF KARL ARMFELDT, ST. PETERSBURG, 1896, 1908, WITH SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 14729
Details
A JEWELLED TWO-COLOR GOLD GUILLOCHÉ ENAMEL MINIATURE FRAME
marked Fabergé and with the workmaster's mark of Karl Armfeldt, St. Petersburg, 1896, 1908, with scratched inventory number 14729
Rectangular, the translucent 'vieux rose' pink enamel over moiré guilloché ground with dot and dash border, the upper border with ribbon-tied laurel swags surmounted by tied ribbons, on two reeded bun feet, silver-gilt strut, marked on rim and strut
2 7/8in. (7.3cm.) high
marked Fabergé and with the workmaster's mark of Karl Armfeldt, St. Petersburg, 1896, 1908, with scratched inventory number 14729
Rectangular, the translucent 'vieux rose' pink enamel over moiré guilloché ground with dot and dash border, the upper border with ribbon-tied laurel swags surmounted by tied ribbons, on two reeded bun feet, silver-gilt strut, marked on rim and strut
2 7/8in. (7.3cm.) high
Provenance
Christie's Geneva, 28 April 1976, lot 197, bought by Jan Skala as agent
Literature
Waterfield, H. & Forbes, C. Fabergé Imperial Eggs and Other Fantasies, New York, 1978, no. 79, pp. 68, 135, ill. p. 69
Kelly, M. "Frames by Fabergé in the Forbes Magazine Collection" Arts in Virginia, vol. 23, 1982/83, p. 11
von Solodkoff, A. Masterpieces from the House of Fabergé, New York, 1984, p. 171, ill.
Forbes, C. & Tromeur-Brenner, R. Fabergé, The Forbes Collection, New York, 1999, p. 123, ill. p. 122
Kelly, M. "Frames by Fabergé in the Forbes Magazine Collection" Arts in Virginia, vol. 23, 1982/83, p. 11
von Solodkoff, A. Masterpieces from the House of Fabergé, New York, 1984, p. 171, ill.
Forbes, C. & Tromeur-Brenner, R. Fabergé, The Forbes Collection, New York, 1999, p. 123, ill. p. 122
Exhibited
Fort Worth, The Kimbell Art Museum, Fabergé, The Forbes Magazine Collection, 1983, no. 46
Detroit, The Detroit Institute of Arts, Fabergé, The Forbes Magazine Collection, 1984, no. 60
Wilmington, Riverfront Arts Center, Fabergé, 2000
Detroit, The Detroit Institute of Arts, Fabergé, The Forbes Magazine Collection, 1984, no. 60
Wilmington, Riverfront Arts Center, Fabergé, 2000
Sale room notice
Please note that lot 136J is illustrated as 136K, not J.