PROBABLY BY FABERGÉ, WITH THE WORKMASTER'S MARK OF VICTOR AARNE, CIRCA 1900

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A SILVER-MOUNTED WOOD PHOTOGRAPH FRAME
PROBABLY BY FABERGÉ, WITH THE WORKMASTER'S MARK OF VICTOR AARNE, CIRCA 1900
Rectangular, the wood body centering a rectangular aperture with a reeded and ribbon-tied mount, enclosing a photograph of Grand Duke Michael Nikolaevich, inscribed in Russian 'Michael/June 1904' (lower left), the wood backing with silver scroll strut, marked on strut
6 in. (15.2 cm.) high

Provenance

Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna (1875-1960).
Grand Duke Andrei Alexandrovich (1897-1981).
Then by descent.

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Lot Essay

Grand Duke Michael (1832-1909) was the fourth son and seventh child of Emperor Nicholas I (1796-1855). His wife, Princess Cecily of Baden (1839-1891), took the name Grand Duchess Olga Feodorovna and the couple bore seven children, who spent most of their lives in Tbilisi, Georgia where the Grand Duke was appointed Governor General from 1862-1882. One of their sons was Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich, the husband of Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna.

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