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Mikhail Perkhin (1860-1903)
Frame with a photograph of Queen Mary, when Duchess of York before 1896
Two-colour gold and guilloché enamel frame with ivory back | 5.3 x 5.3 x 4.8 cm (whole object) | RCIN 9187
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A photograph of King George V’s Audience Chamber at Buckingham Palace, in an album dated 1914, shows that this miniature frame with a photograph of Queen Mary was kept on the King’s desk. The frame contains a photograph taken in 1897 when she was Duchess of York. The frame is of yellow and red gold with laurel leaves around the bezel and the edge of the frame, containing a panel of red guilloché enamel. It is backed with ivory and fitted with a gold strut.
Mark of Michael Perchin; gold mark of 56 zolotniks (before 1896); Fabergé in Cyrillic characters
Text adapted from Fabergé in the Royal CollectionProvenance
Queen Mary's Collection
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Creator(s)
(workmaster)(jeweller)Acquirer(s)
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Medium and techniques
Two-colour gold and guilloché enamel frame with ivory back
Measurements
5.3 x 5.3 x 4.8 cm (whole object)
Category
Alternative title(s)
Queen Mary when Duchess of York.
Place of Production
St Petersburg [Russia]
