CA-5364/2, Feb. 17, 1939

Transcription: [double-headed eagle] Article No.CA-5364/2 Green jade miniature frame designed by Carl Fabergé, celebrated court jeweler to Tsar Nikolai II. Made of one piece, it has two oval receptacles containing rare, original photographs of the court jeweler and his wife. They are rimmed with delicate fillets of silver, applied with ruby and black enamel in a design bordered by lines of white. The photograph openings are backed with ivory to which is attached a hinged easel of graceful design. The easel is hallmarked with the full name “Fabergé”; the initials of one of his leading workmasters, Henrik Wigstroem; and the numeral “88” denoting the quality of Russian silver. Acquired from Nikolai Fabergé, son of the renowned jeweler. Mrs. John L. Pratt FROM THE HAMMER COLLECTION – 682 FIFTH AVENUE – NEW YORK February 17, 1939