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Scope and Contents Transcription: [double-headed eagle] The Schaffer Collection of Russian Imperial Art Treasures April 2, 1934 #D2. Bronze commemoration medal portraying Nicholas II, the late Czar of Russia, and Alexandra Feodorovna, his wife. On the reverse side of the medal can be seen the Russian Imperial eagle and the emblem of the Republic of France, and the following inscription: “Visite en France de leurs Majestés L’Empereur et L’Imperatrice de Russie. Cherbourg. Paris. Chalons. 5-9 Octobre,...

Scope and Contents Transcription: [double-headed eagle] #D2. Bronze commemoration medal portraying Nicholas II, the late Czar of Russia, and Alexandra Feodorovna, his wife. On the reverse side of the medal can be seen the Russian Imperial eagle and the emblem of the Republic of France, and the following inscription: “Visite en France de Leurs Majestes L’Empereur et L’Imperatrice de Russie. Cherbourg. Paris. Chalons. 5-9 Octobre, 1896.” On the bottom is a beautifully chased wreath of various flowers and...

Scope and Contents Transcription: [double-headed eagle] Article E-43 Exceptional photograph of the Czarina Alexandra in court dress, showing her great beauty. It is appropriately framed in finely chased gold on silver with a background of red iridescent enamel. The frame was made by the famous court jeweler to Nicholai II, Karl Faberge, outstanding craftsman of the last fifty years. It is marked with the initials of his master and the figures “88” which denote the highest quality of Russian silver. From the...

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Scope and Contents Transcription: [double-headed eagle] RUSSIAN IMPERIAL EXHIBIT Article No. E-313 Supple Bracelet of woven gold. The alternate links are fashioned of green and of red gold, which the Russians were so fond of. It was made by the famous court jeweler Faberge, and although the bracelet is not marked with his initials, its style and workmanship mark it as unmistakably his. The catch is marked with the number “56” for the finest grade of Russian gold.From the quarters of...

Scope and Contents Transcription: [double-headed eagle] RUSSIAN IMPERIAL TREASURES Article No. E-327 Round powder box and cover of fine Ural [underlined] spinach jade [handwritten question mark]. The cover is rimmed in gold, chased in braided design, and has an artistically carved ivory elephant standing upon a fringed drum of gold, banded with alternating rubies and diamonds. The gold work is in the individual style of the celebrated court jeweler to Nicholai II, Karl Faberge, the creator of this lovely...

Scope and Contents Transcription: [double-headed eagle] RUSSIAN IMPERIAL TREASURES Article E-451 The “Queen’s Birthday Book”. A volume published in London by Griffith, Farran, Okeden and Welsh in 1887, and dedicated to Victoria, Queen and Empress of Great Britain, Ireland and India, on the occasion of her Golden Jubilee. The book contains thirteen portraits of members of the Royal Families and fifty-five Royal autographs, among which are those of Queen Victoria, May 24th; her Prince Consort, Albert Edward,...

Scope and Contents Transcription: [double-headed eagle] Article No. E-754 Charming miniature frame containing a photograph of the Tsarina Alexandra Feodorovna. Dome-shaped, it is made of lettuce jade, delicately decorated with chased green and red gold mountings. Above the oval aperture, rimmed in laurel leaf design, is a swag motif tied with a ribbon; below are two dainty rosettes. This frame was made by the celebrated court jeweler to Nicholai II, Carl Faberge, and the gold-on-silver easel back is marked...

Scope and Contents Transcription: [double-headed eagle] RUSSIAN IMPERIAL EXHIBIT October 31st, 1933 Article No. E-1000. Silver and enamel Easter Egg bearing red crosses on white iridescent enamel and an inscription which reads: Greater love hath no man than he who sacrifices his life for a friend [underlined]. At the top are the initials and monogram of dowager Empress Marie, mother of Nicholai II. Inside is a folding screen of miniatures painted on mother-of-pearl and framed in gold and enamel. The...

Scope and Contents Transcription: [double-headed eagle] Article No. E-517/4 Cross of hand-wrought silver, finished with a ball effect to represent jewels; Russian workmanship of the 18th century. On the face is the eight point Greek Orthodox cross, adorned with the crown of thorns. On either side is the spear and sponge of the Crucifixion, while below is the skull signifying that Christ conquered Death. The Slavic symbols read – “King of Glory, Jesus Christ, son of God”. The reverse side is in scroll...

Scope and Contents Transcription: [double-headed eagle] Article E-762/80 Charm in the shape of an Easter Egg made of solid gold and superbly decorated with transparent enamel in tones of pearl, turquoise, and ruby. The colors are separated by gold swags which cross and are capped by four pigeon blood rubies. It was created by the celebrated Karl Faberge, court jeweler to Nicholai II, and is hall-marked with the initials of his workmaster [sic], and the number “56” denoting the Russian equivalent of 14 karat...

Scope and Contents Transcription: [double-headed eagle] PARASOL HANDLE Rhythmically shaped parasol handle of finely carved jade, mounted in solid gold and set with numerous diamonds in leaf-veining effect following the movement of the carving. It was made by the Court Jeweler to Tsar Nikolai II, Karl Faberge, outstanding craftsman of the last fifty years, and illustrious court master to the late sovereign and his father, Aleksandr III. His full name appears on the object, together with the initials of one of...

Scope and Contents Transcription: [double-headed eagle] RUSSIAN IMPERIAL TREASURES Easter Egg Each Easter, the Dowager Empress, Marie Feodorovna, would order the Russian Imperial Porcelain Factory to execute porcelain eggs which she personally distributed. This one, bearing the original ribbon, has her monogram “MF” and crown in green. The Russian Imperial Porcelain Factory was owned and operated exclusively by the Royal Family from the time of its founding in 1744 by Elizabeth I, daughter of Peter the Great,...

Scope and Contents Transcription: [double-headed eagle] EASTER EGG CHARM Unusual Easter Egg pendant of gold, set with sapphires and diamonds in a connecting design resembling three medallions suspended from triangular ribbon pieces. It is surmounted by two loops, one of which is hallmarked (indistinctly). Designed by Carl Faberge, illustrious Russian court jeweler, the little charm is characteristic of those which he made expressly for the young Grand Duchesses, daughters of Tsar Nikolai II. Mrs. John L....

Scope and Contents Transcription: [double-headed eagle] EASTER EGG CHARM Easter Egg pendant of gold, decorated with transparent sapphire blue enamel over a field of delicate guilloche [sic] work. It is set with a large diamond on one side and a small one at the bottom. The loop is hallmarked with the number “56” denoting the Russian equivalent of 14 kt. gold and, indistinctly, with the initials of the master. Designed by Carl Faberge, illustrious Russian court jeweler, the little charm is characteristic of...

Scope and Contents Transcription: [double-headed eagle] EASTER EGG CHARM Easter Egg pendant of gold decorated with vertical sections of transparent ruby enamel, separated by fillets of transparent pearl enamel. Each section has a dainty leaf design, giving the decoration a Persian feeling. It is hallmarked with the number “56” denoting the Russian equivalent of 14 kt. gold and, indistinctly, with the initials of the master. Designed by Carl Faberge, illustrious Russian court jeweler, the little charm is...

Scope and Contents Transcription: [double-headed eagle] EASTER EGG CHARM Charm in the form of three tiny Easter Eggs, suspended from a bar. The eggs are of chrysophrase, agate, and reconstructed turquoise, while the gold bar is set with three cabochon rose tourmalines, alternating with two pearls. It was designed by the celebrated court jeweler to Nikolai II, Carl Faberge, and is hallmarked with “56” denoting the Russian equivalent of 14 kt. gold; and the wreathed head of the government assay office...

Scope and Contents Transcription: [double-headed eagle] EASTER EGG CHARM Unusual charm in the form of an Easter Egg. It is made up of two halves of Siberian amethyst, separated by a band of faceted rock crystal and held together on an axis of gold. It was created by the celebrated court jeweler to Nikolai II, Carl Faberge, and the gold link is hallmarked with the initials of his assistant master “PK”, and the number “56” denoting the equivalent of 14 kt. gold. Since it was originally brought from Russia...

Scope and Contents Transcription: [double-headed eagle] EASTER EGG CHARM Miniature Easter Egg designed as a pendant charm, of gold-on-silver, the surface hand-tooled. The swam motif modeled in relief, encircled within a modeled form, ornaments one side. Loops from which it is suspended are hallmarked, but the devices through years of wear have become less distinct. Designed by Carl Faberge, court jeweler to the last two Tsars of the Romanov Dynasty, it is fashioned like those which he made expressly for the...

Scope and Contents Transcription: [On Hammer Galleries stationery, insignia of the Galleries with its double-headed eagle to the left of header; to the right, insignia with the inscription “By appointment to His Majesty the King of Egypt] Easter Eggs 1. Emerald enameled egg, presented by Czar Nicolai II to his mother, The Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna, in 1912. The Empire design of the egg was to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the war of the fatherland against Napoleon. The folding screen of...

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Transcription: AKRON STUDIOS 232 EAST 42nd STREET NEW YORK CITY

TO Russian Imperial Treasures 15 W 50th St Att Mr Schaefer [sic]

Photographs - Do Not Bend

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Transcription: [double-headed eagle] RUSSIAN IMPERIAL EXHIBIT January 25, 1933 Article No. F 99 C Fork of gold on silver, exquisitely chased and hand-hammered, with Mother-of-Pearl handle. Russian, Circa 1870. From the Winter Palace Collection in St. Petersburg, Russia.

Mrs. John L. Pratt Chatham Fredericksburg, Virginia

From the Hammer Collection – Three East Fifty-second Street, New York, N. Y.

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Transcription: [double-headed eagle] RUSSIAN IMPERIAL EXHIBIT January 25, 1933 Article No. F 99 D Knife of gold on silver, exquisitely chased and hand-hammered, with Mother-of-Pearl handle. Polish, Circa 1870. From the Winter Palace Collection in St. Petersburg, Russia.

Mrs. John L. Pratt Chatham Fredericksburg, Virginia

From the Hammer Collection – Three East Fifty-second Street, New York, N. Y.

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Transcription: [double-headed eagle] RUSSIAN IMPERIAL EXHIBIT October 2, 1933 F43. Paper Knife. Gold on silver blade. Mounted in mother of pearl handle. Bears crown and monogram of Grand Duke Constantin Nicholaevitch. Russian [handwritten]

From the Hammer Collection – Three East Fifty-second Street, New York, N. Y.

Scope and Contents Transcription: THE NEW YORK SUN, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1937 ANTIQUES Faberge Royal Craftsman Examples of His Work Include Silver Service and Translucent Enamels. By ETHEL WALTON EVERETT. A sumptuous silver tea and coffee service by Carl G. Faberge, the Russian Court jeweler, made for the Grand Duchess Alexandra Josephovna, has just been put on exhibition in the Schaffer Collection of Russia Imperial Art Treasures. Commissioned as a silver-wedding anniversary present, it bears the initials...

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This sub-series is comprised of material relating to Wigfall's artistic career, such as exhibition ephemera, exhibition correspondence, magazines, photographs, and more.

Scope and Contents Transcription: [On Hammer Galleries stationery, insignia of the Galleries with its double-headed eagle to the left of header; to the right, insignia with the inscription “By appointment to His Majesty the King of Egypt] FLORENTINE RENAISSANCE BUST Lorenzo the Magnificent gave to the period of the Renaissance such impetus and encouragement that they served as the brush [??] which [??] the renewed interest in Classical Art. Lorenzo had his faults, but his love for gems and jewels was less a...

Scope and Contents Transcription: [double-headed eagle] The Schaffer Collection of Russian Imperial Art Treasures ROCKEFELLER CENTER, NEW YORK August 18, 1937 #G-3 Rectangular miniature picture frame by CARL G. FABERGE [sic], the celebrated Russian Court jeweler. It is executed from gold-gilt silver and is enameled over a chased (guilloche) surface in a very beautiful shade of rose. Borders of wreath design frame the enameled ground, while the opening for the picture is enclosed with beadwork. The back...

Scope and Contents Transcription: [double-headed eagle] The Schaffer Collection of Russian Imperial Art Treasures ROCKEFELLER CENTER, NEW YORK August 18, 1937 #G-5 Miniature picture frame by CARL G. FABERGE [sic], the celebrated Russian Court jeweler. It is executed in unusually small dimensions in solid gold with a jade center surrounding the tiny opening for a picture. Concentric fluted gold rims separate these areas. The jade is of a dark, spotted green and in contrast to it, a pale mauve enamel is...