Lot 616
  • 616

A silver-mounted enamel photograph frame, maker's mark AT, probably Alexander Treiden, St Petersburg, 1899-1908

Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
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Description

  • diameter: 8.1cm, 3 1/4 in.
circular, the surface enamelled in translucent white over wavy radiating engine-turning, applied with ribbon-tied wreaths and garlands within laurel and leaf tip borders, love trophy surmount, partial scratched inventory number

Provenance

Sotheby's Geneva, 21 November 1991, lot 426

Condition

Very good condition. The hinge pin of the strut seems to be broken, resulting in a loose hinge. Some bending to the strut.
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