Russian Lapidary Workshop, early 20th century A Russian Imperial and Royal honey-coloured quartz hand seal, domed faceted top, tapering and vertical faceted handle, concave foot on a round matrix, engraved A below the Royal Danish crown, top and handle richly engraved with chamomiles, set with facet-cut sapphires and demantoid garnets, mounted in gold. Russian Lapidary Workshop, early 20th century. H. 5.7 cm. Provenance: Present from Grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna of Russia (1860–1922) to her daughter, Queen Alexandrine of Denmark (1879–1952). Thence by her son, Hereditary Prince Knud of Denmark (1900–1976); his daughter, Princess Elisabeth to Denmark (1935–2018). Before her death the hand seal was passed on to private Danish ownership, where it has been until today.
Condition
Russian Lapidary Workshop, early 20th century A Russian Imperial and Royal honey-coloured quartz hand seal, domed faceted top, tapering and vertical faceted handle, concave foot on a round matrix, engraved A below the Royal Danish crown, top and handle richly engraved with chamomiles, set with facet-cut sapphires and demantoid garnets, mounted in gold. Russian Lapidary Workshop, early 20th century. H. 5.7 cm. Provenance: Present from Grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna of Russia (1860–1922) to her daughter, Queen Alexandrine of Denmark (1879–1952). Thence by her son, Hereditary Prince Knud of Denmark (1900–1976); his daughter, Princess Elisabeth to Denmark (1935–2018). Before her death the hand seal was passed on to private Danish ownership, where it has been until today.
Condition
Try LotSearch and its premium features for 7 days - without any costs!
Be notified automatically about new items in upcoming auctions.
Create an alert
.jpg "Source: Christie's")
.jpg "Source: Christie's")
