A JEWELED SILVER-GILT AND CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL PHOTOGRAPH FRAME
MARKED FABERGÉ, MOSCOW, 1899-1908
Details
A JEWELED SILVER-GILT AND CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL PHOTOGRAPH FRAME
MARKED FABERGÉ, MOSCOW, 1899-1908
In the form of a flower, the leaves enameled overall in a pale blue and white cloisonné ground, the circular aperture with rose-cut diamond set bezel border, with gold branch, marked on reverse and strut
1½ in. (3.8 cm.) high
Literature
Géza von Habsburg, Fabergé: Imperial Craftsman and His World, London, 2000, p. 135, no. 235 (illustrated). S. Harrison, et al., Artistic Luxury: Fabergé, Tiffany, Lalique, New Haven and London, 2008, p. 186, no. 45 (illustrated).
Exhibited
West Chester, PA, QVC, The Fine Art of Fabergé: A Private Collection of Inspirations, 30 May – 1 August 1999. Wilmington, Riverfront Arts Center, 2000, Fabergé: Imperial Craftsman and His World, 9 September 2000 - 18 February 2001, no. 235. Cleveland, Cleveland Museum of Art, Artistic Luxury: Fabergé, Tiffany, Lalique, 19 October 2008-18 January 2009, no. 45.
Lot Essay
A comparable frame was sold Christie's, Geneva, 17 November 1983, lot 390. For another comparable frame, see Exhibition Catalogue, Carl Fabergé A Private Collection, Wartski, London, 2012, p. 50, no. 39.