Lot 113English Silver Triptych Photograph Frame and Silver and Enamel Diptych Photograph Frame
Late 19th/early 20th century
Each rectangular, the triptych with a reeded silver exterior, the diptych engraved on the exterior with the cypher of Grand Duchess Marie Georgievna and with a red guilloche enamel interior, enclosing photographs of Grand Duke George Mikhailovich, Grand Duchess Marie and Princess Nina Georgievna. Height of larger 2 5/8 inches (6.7 cm).
Provenance:
Grand Duchess Marie Georgievna (1876-1940)
Princess Nina Georgievna Chavchavadze (1901-1974)
Prince David Pavlovich Chavchavadze (1924-2014)
By descent to the present owner


C Property from the Descendants of Grand Duke George Mikhailovich of Russia

Sold for $1,250
Estimate $1,000-1,500

Surface scratches and bruises to silver; red enamel on small frame cracked in several areas; photos in large frame very faded, 2 lacking glass; one with crack to glass


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