Fabergé, Imperial & Revolutionary Works of Art
Fabergé, Imperial & Revolutionary Works of Art
A Fabergé varicoloured gold and silver-mounted guilloché enamel miniature frame, workmaster Viktor Aarme, St Petersburg, 1899-1903
Lot Closed
July 11, 01:05 PM GMT
Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
rectangular, enamelled in translucent red over chevron engine-turning, set with a pearl in each corner, the top half mounted with three-colour gold floral festoons and swags, surmounted by a pink gold bow-tied ribbon, the outer edge and bezel with a reeded gold border, with a mother of pearl reverse, struck to the strut and the lower edge with workmaster's initials and Fabergé in Cyrillic, 56 and 84 standard
height 4.3cm; 1 5/8 in.
For a highly comparable example in the Royal Collection also by Aarne that was originally purchased by Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna in 1903, please see RCIN 40234 or C. de Guitaut, Fabergé in the Royal Collection, London, 2003, p. 172, no. 216.