MARKED FABERGÉ, WITH WORKMASTER'S MARK OF MICHAEL PERCHIN, ST PETERSBURG, 1899-1903, SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 5178

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A JEWELLED SILVER-MOUNTED AND GUILLOCHÉ ENAMEL PHOTOGRAPH FRAME
MARKED FABERGÉ, WITH WORKMASTER'S MARK OF MICHAEL PERCHIN, ST PETERSBURG, 1899-1903, SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 5178
Rectangular, enamelled in translucent red over a sunburst guilloché ground, the split-pearl-bordered oval aperture containing a portrait miniature depicting H.M. King George V, with laurel-chased border and surmounted with a ribbon crest, ivory back with a scroll strut, marked on lower rim, swag and strut
3¾ in. (9.5 cm.) high

Provenance

Probably H.M. King George V (1865-1936) and by gift or descent to his daughter
H.R.H. The Princess Mary, Princess Royal, Countess of Harewood (1897-1965) and by descent at Harewood House, Yorkshire.

Exhibited

Yorkshire, Harewood House, Royal Harewood: Fabergé Exhibition, 31 March to 30 September 2012.

Special notice

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