Apr 28, 2020 10:00 EST
Russian Works of Art
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Fabergé Silver and Guilloché Enamel Photograph Frame
Workmaster Anders (Antti) Nevalainen, St. Petersburg, 1899-1904, scratched inventory number 7178
Circular, enameled in translucent dark orange over an engine-turned ground, centering a circular aperture with a beaded border, surmounted by a tied ribbon and above tied berried laurel branches, all within a foliate-cast border, with faux ivory back and scroll strut. Diameter 3 3/4 inches (9.5 cm.).
Provenance:
A La Vieille Russie, New York.
Acquired from the above by Millicent Rogers (1902-1953) in the 1940s.
By descent; sold Christie's, New York, April 15, 2013, lot 62.
The granddaughter of the Standard Oil tycoon Henry Huttleston Rogers, Mary Millicent Abigail Rogers was a socialite, fashion icon and art collector.
Fabergé Silver and Guilloché Enamel Photograph Frame
Workmaster Anders (Antti) Nevalainen, St. Petersburg, 1899-1904, scratched inventory number 7178
Circular, enameled in translucent dark orange over an engine-turned ground, centering a circular aperture with a beaded border, surmounted by a tied ribbon and above tied berried laurel branches, all within a foliate-cast border, with faux ivory back and scroll strut. Diameter 3 3/4 inches (9.5 cm.).
Provenance:
A La Vieille Russie, New York.
Acquired from the above by Millicent Rogers (1902-1953) in the 1940s.
By descent; sold Christie's, New York, April 15, 2013, lot 62.
The granddaughter of the Standard Oil tycoon Henry Huttleston Rogers, Mary Millicent Abigail Rogers was a socialite, fashion icon and art collector.
In very good condition. Very light surface wear to silver. The back has been replaced with faux ivory.
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Auction: Russian Works of Art, Apr 28, 2020
