A Fabergé wood and enamel frame, Third Artel, St Petersburg, 1908-1917
Estimate:
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
A Fabergé wood and enamel frame, Third Artel, St Petersburg, 1908-1917
of rectangular shape, with applied leaf-tip border, four silver-gilt scrolling decorations with flowers and foliage
applied in each corner, the aperture decorated with pastel blue enamel over wavy engine-turned ground between
a bound reed border and a leaf-tip border, wooden back and strut, struck with 3YaA (Cyrillic), Fabergé in Cyrillic, 88
standard
height 19cm, 7¾in.
Overall in very good condition; with only minor surface wear and scratches consistent with age, especially to the wooden components.
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