BY FABERGÉ, WITH THE WORKMASTER'S MARK OF KARL (HJALMAR) ARMFELT, ST PETERSBURG, 1904-1908, SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 13580

細節

A JEWELLED FOUR-COLOUR GOLD-MOUNTED NEPHRITE DOUBLE PHOTOGRAPH FRAME
BY FABERGÉ, WITH THE WORKMASTER'S MARK OF KARL (HJALMAR) ARMFELT, ST PETERSBURG, 1904-1908, SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 13580
Shaped rectangular with bracket feet, two circular apertures with seed pearl bezels, surmounted by a yellow gold vase issuing flowers and pierced with two arrows, above a ruby-set ribbon tie suspending vari-coloured gold rose swags and acanthus set with three rose-cut diamonds, further set with cabochon rubies at four corners, the mother-of-pearl backs with rose gold suspension loops and a scroll strut, marked on strut and front ribbon mount, in the original fitted velvet and silk-lined case stamped in Russian 'Fabergé St Petersburg Moscow, London' beneath the Imperial warrant
5½ in. (14 cm.) wide

來源

Purchased from Fabergé's London branch by Robert Younger, Baron Blanesburgh (1861-1946), on October 1909 for £34.42.
By descent to the present owner.

注意事項

Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.

榮譽呈獻

Aleksandra Babenko

ababenko@christies.com +44 (0)20 7389 2489

拍品專文

A similar nephrite frame with a single aperture was sold Christie's, London, 3 June 2013, lot 202.

We are grateful to Dr Valentin Skurlov for his assistance in researching the present lot.

BY FABERGÉ, WITH THE WORKMASTER'S MARK OF KARL (HJALMAR) ARMFELT, ST PETERSBURG, 1904-1908, SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 13580

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