A Fabergé Varicolored Gold and Guilloché Enamel Miniature Photograph Frame, Workmaster Viktor Aarne, St Petersburg, 1899-1903

of arched shape, the photograph of Sophia of Prussia, Queen of Greece (1870 - 1932) and first cousin to Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, the surface of the frame of translucent sky-blue enamel over sunburst engine-turning, surmounted by a gold ribbon suspending varicolored gold garlands, on two gadrooned feet, mother of pearl reverse, silver scroll strut, struck to lower edge with Fabergé in Cyrillic, workmaster's initials, marked to strut with 88 standard, scratched inventory number 3379

height 1 3/4 in., 4.4 cm