BY FABERGÉ, WORKMASTER FEODOR RÜCKERT, MOSCOW, 1908-1917, SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 26284

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A SILVER-GILT AND CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL ICON OF ARCHANGEL MICHAEL
BY FABERGÉ, WORKMASTER FEODOR RÜCKERT, MOSCOW, 1908-1917, SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 26284
Rectangular, the icon realistically painted, the oklad enamelled with floral motifs on green ground, with suspension loop and velvet backing, applied with a silver plaque inscribed in Russian 'For Lieutenant Michael Garshin / Blessing / of the Queen of the Hellenes Olga Konstantinovna / and the G.D. [Grand Duke] Konstantin Konstantinovich / 17 July 1911', marked on lower edge with 'K. Fabergé' in Cyrillic beneath the Imperial Warrant overstriking the workmaster's initials
4 1⁄2 in. (11.5 cm.) high, excluding loop

Provenance

A gift to Lieutenant Michael Garshin (1882-1943), from the Queen of the Hellenes Olga Konstantinovna (1867-1913) and the Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich of Russia (1858-1915), in 1911.

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Lot Essay

Lieutenant Michael Garshin was the Secretary of the Queen of the Hellenes Olga Konstantinovna (neé Grand Duchess Olga Konstantinovna of Russia) from 1909. Based on the inscription, the icon was a gift from Olga Konstantinovna and her brother, the Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich of Russia.

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