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An Imperial Presentation Fabergé silver-gilt and wood frame, workmaster Hjalmar Armfeldt, St Petersburg, 1908-1917
Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 GBP
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Description
- silver, burlwood, glass, paper
- height 36.1cm, 14 1/4 in.
the bezel cast with leaf tips within a burr wood surround, the top applied with an Imperial crown, wood back and strut, struck with workmaster's initials and Fabergé in Cyrillic, 88 standard, containing a photograph of the Tsarevich Alexei Nikolaevich wearing a winter coat and fur hat in a snowy field, inscribed C. E. de Hahn & Co., Tsarskoe Selo
Provenance
Sotheby's Geneva, 17-19 May 1994, lot 170
Condition
Generally very good condition with some scratches to the back, as expected. Four back screws lacking; the others possibly not original. The photograph with minor foxing.
"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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
In 1891, K. A. Yagelski and his wife K. E. Yakobson opened their photography studio and printing shop, C. E. de Hahn & Co. They were involved in photographing Emperor Nicholas II’s coronation in 1894, which was the first event captured on film in Russia. Subsequently the Hahn firm obtained exclusive rights to photograph the Imperial family, and in 1911 Yagelski received the newly-designated title of Photographer to His Imperial Majesty. Based in Tsarskoe Selo, Hahn were prolific. They printed close to two thousand photographs in 1910 alone, and the sums of their yearly invoices were not far off the Imperial family’s expenditures on jewellery, testimony to the keen Imperial interest in photography.