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MARKED FABERGÉ AND WITH THE WORKMASTER'S MARK OF KARL ARMFELDT, ST. PETERSBURG, 1908-1917
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A JEWELLED SILVER TRIPTYCH ICON
marked Fabergé and with the workmaster's mark of Karl Armfeldt, St. Petersburg, 1908-1917
Traditionally shaped, enclosing in the center, the Mother of God within a border of pearls flanked by St. Matthew on her right and St. Sophia on her left, with pearl finials, the wooden back with pencil inscription in Russian 'Blessing from an old friend, Z.Iu 21 August 1913' and a later pencil inscription below, from Princess Zinaida Yussupov, the front with the Roman number XXV, fully marked, in an original fitted case stamped 'Fabergé, St. Petersburg, Moscow, London' with Imperial warrant
6½in. (16.5cm.) long
marked Fabergé and with the workmaster's mark of Karl Armfeldt, St. Petersburg, 1908-1917
Traditionally shaped, enclosing in the center, the Mother of God within a border of pearls flanked by St. Matthew on her right and St. Sophia on her left, with pearl finials, the wooden back with pencil inscription in Russian 'Blessing from an old friend, Z.Iu 21 August 1913' and a later pencil inscription below, from Princess Zinaida Yussupov, the front with the Roman number XXV, fully marked, in an original fitted case stamped 'Fabergé, St. Petersburg, Moscow, London' with Imperial warrant
6½in. (16.5cm.) long
Provenance
Princess Zinaida Yussupov Prince Matthew and Princess Sophie Cantacuzéne, as a twenty-fifth anniversary wedding gift from the above
Dino Yannopoulos
Dino Yannopoulos
Literature
Kelly, M. "Frames by Fabergé in The Forbes Magazine Collection", Arts in Virginia, vol. 23, nos 1&2, 1982/83, pp. 11, 13, ill. no. 18 von Solodkoff, A. Masterpieces from the House of Fabergé, New York, 1984, p. 172, ill. Kelly, M. Highlights from The Forbes Magazine Collection, New York, 1985, ill. p. 12 Forbes, C. "Forbes' Fabulous Fabergé", USA Today, vol. 117, July 1988, p. 42, ill.
McCarthy, N. The Franklin Mint Almanac, USA, 1993, ill. von Habsburg, G. & Lopato, M. Fabergé Imperial Jeweller, New York, 1994, no, 192, p. 312, ill. Keefe, Webster, J. "Arts Quarterly", Peter Carl Fabergé, USA, Jan, Feb, Mar. 1997, p. 9, ill. Forbes, C. & Tromeur-Brenner, R. Fabergé, The Forbes Collection, New York, 1999, p. 232, ill. p. 233
McCarthy, N. The Franklin Mint Almanac, USA, 1993, ill. von Habsburg, G. & Lopato, M. Fabergé Imperial Jeweller, New York, 1994, no, 192, p. 312, ill. Keefe, Webster, J. "Arts Quarterly", Peter Carl Fabergé, USA, Jan, Feb, Mar. 1997, p. 9, ill. Forbes, C. & Tromeur-Brenner, R. Fabergé, The Forbes Collection, New York, 1999, p. 232, ill. p. 233
Exhibited
Virginia/Minneapolis/Chicago, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, The Minneapolis Institute of Art, The Art Institute of Chicago, Fabergé, Selections from The Forbes Magazine Collection, 1983, no. 31, p. 13 Fort Worth, The Kimbell Art Museum, Fabergé, The Forbes Magazine Collection, 1983, no. 61 Edinburgh, The Fine Art Society, Fabergé and the Edwardians, 1987, no. 24, ill. Aberdeen, Aberdeen Art Gallery and Museum, Fabergé and the Edwardians, 1987, no. 24, ill.
New York, Place des Antiquaires, Fabergé Silver from The Forbes Magazine Collection, 1987/88, no cat. Kansas City, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Fabergé Silver from The Forbes Magazine Collection, 1988, no cat. Cheekwood, The Tennessee Botanical Gardens and Fine Arts Center, Fabergé Silver from The Forbes Magazine Collection, 1988, no cat. Atlanta, The High Museum Antiques Show, Fabergé Silver from The Forbes Magazine Collection, 1988, no cat. Seattle, The Bank of California, Fabergé Silver from The Forbes Magazine Collection, 1988/89, no cat. St. Louis, The St. Louis Antiques Show, Fabergé Silver from The Forbes Magazine Collection, 1989, no cat. Oklahoma, The Oklahoma Arts Center, Fabergé Silver from The Forbes Magazine Collection, 1989/90, no cat. Tulsa, The Philbrook Museum of Art, Fabergé Silver from The Forbes Magazine Collection, 1990, no cat. Cleveland, The Cleveland Museum of Art, Fabergé Silver from The Forbes Magazine Collection, 1990, no cat. Memphis, The Dixon Gallery and Gardens, Fabergé Silver from The Forbes Magazine Collection, 1990, no cat. London, Sotheby's, Fabergé Silver from The Forbes Magazine Collection, 1991, no. 11, p. 22, ill. St. Petersburg/Paris/London, State Hermitage Museum, Museé des Arts Décoratifs, Victoria and Albert Museum, Fabergé: Imperial Jeweller, 1993/94, no. 192, p. 312, ill. p. 313
New York/San Francisco/Richmond/New Orleans/Cleveland, Metropolitan Museum of Art, H.M. De Young Memorial Museum, Museum of Fine Art, New Orleans Museum of Art, The Cleveland Museum of Art, Fabergé in America, 1996/97, no. 232, p. 237, ill.
Simi Valley, The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, Regal Splendor: Masterpieces from the House of Fabergé, 1998/99, case 5
New York, Place des Antiquaires, Fabergé Silver from The Forbes Magazine Collection, 1987/88, no cat. Kansas City, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Fabergé Silver from The Forbes Magazine Collection, 1988, no cat. Cheekwood, The Tennessee Botanical Gardens and Fine Arts Center, Fabergé Silver from The Forbes Magazine Collection, 1988, no cat. Atlanta, The High Museum Antiques Show, Fabergé Silver from The Forbes Magazine Collection, 1988, no cat. Seattle, The Bank of California, Fabergé Silver from The Forbes Magazine Collection, 1988/89, no cat. St. Louis, The St. Louis Antiques Show, Fabergé Silver from The Forbes Magazine Collection, 1989, no cat. Oklahoma, The Oklahoma Arts Center, Fabergé Silver from The Forbes Magazine Collection, 1989/90, no cat. Tulsa, The Philbrook Museum of Art, Fabergé Silver from The Forbes Magazine Collection, 1990, no cat. Cleveland, The Cleveland Museum of Art, Fabergé Silver from The Forbes Magazine Collection, 1990, no cat. Memphis, The Dixon Gallery and Gardens, Fabergé Silver from The Forbes Magazine Collection, 1990, no cat. London, Sotheby's, Fabergé Silver from The Forbes Magazine Collection, 1991, no. 11, p. 22, ill. St. Petersburg/Paris/London, State Hermitage Museum, Museé des Arts Décoratifs, Victoria and Albert Museum, Fabergé: Imperial Jeweller, 1993/94, no. 192, p. 312, ill. p. 313
New York/San Francisco/Richmond/New Orleans/Cleveland, Metropolitan Museum of Art, H.M. De Young Memorial Museum, Museum of Fine Art, New Orleans Museum of Art, The Cleveland Museum of Art, Fabergé in America, 1996/97, no. 232, p. 237, ill.
Simi Valley, The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, Regal Splendor: Masterpieces from the House of Fabergé, 1998/99, case 5
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