Johann Victor Aarne (1863-1934)
Frame with a photograph of Tsarina Alexandra Feodorovna before 1896
Silver-gilt, guilloché enamel and four-colour gold, ivory | 11.0 x 6.8 x 1.5 cm (whole object) | RCIN 8560
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A rectangular strut frame with projecting corners. Red guilloché enamel with four colour gold pierced crest of crossed quiver and torch hung with foliate wreath; top corners and base with rosette and swags. Finial feet and ivory back and scrolled strut, inset with photograph of Tsarina Alexandra Feodorovna (1847-1928).
Provenance
Bought by Tsar Nicholas II and Tsarina Alexandra Feodorovna, 1898 and sent to the royal family in England
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Creator(s)
(workmaster)(jeweller)Acquirer(s)
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Medium and techniques
Silver-gilt, guilloché enamel and four-colour gold, ivory
Measurements
11.0 x 6.8 x 1.5 cm (whole object)
Alternative title(s)
Tsarina Alexandra Feodorovna (1872-1918)
Place of Production
St Petersburg [Russia]
