29 November 2021 | Live auction 20061
Russian Art
London
Lot 198
A SILVER-GILT AND CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL ICON OF ARCHANGEL MICHAEL
BY FABERGÉ, WORKMASTER FEODOR RÜCKERT, MOSCOW, 1908-1917, SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 26284
Price realized GBP 21,250
Estimate GBP 8,000 – GBP 12,000
Rectangular, the icon realistically painted, the oklad enamelled with floral motifs on green ground, with suspension loop and velvet backing, applied with a silver plaque inscribed in Russian 'For Lieutenant Michael Garshin / Blessing / of the Queen of the Hellenes Olga Konstantinovna / and the G.D. [Grand Duke] Konstantin Konstantinovich / 17 July 1911', marked on lower edge with 'K. Fabergé' in Cyrillic beneath the Imperial Warrant overstriking the workmaster's initials
4 1⁄2 in. (11.5 cm.) high, excluding loop
Provenance
A gift to Lieutenant Michael Garshin (1882-1943), from the Queen of the Hellenes Olga Konstantinovna (1867-1913) and the Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich of Russia (1858-1915), in 1911.