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a fabergé gilded silver and translucent enamel folding-screen photograph frame, workmaster Johan Victor Aarne, circa 1900
Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 USD
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Description
- marked with Cyrillic initials of workmaster, Fabergé in Cyrillic, and 88 standard
- Height 5 in.
- 12.7 cm
each hinged rectangular panel enameled a deep pink over a wavy guilloché ground, the oval apertures surrounded by pearls and haging from a bow knot, the border chased with acanthus leaves
Exhibited
New York, the Cooper-Hewitt Museum, Fabergé, 1983, no. 77.
Literature
A la Vieille Russie, Fabergé: A Loan Exhibition for the Cooper-Hewitt Museum, New York, 1983, pp. 46, 48, no. 77.
Condition
the enamel with minor repairs; the back cracked in the corners
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In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.