Imperial Presentation Box Made for Tsar Nicholas II, 1900 Carl Blank for K. Hahn Co. Two-color gold, guilloché enamel, rose-cut diamonds, and seed pearls. Queen Mary, by whom given to King George V The Royal Collection |
Of the 370 Russian Imperial Presentation boxes, 150 were made by Fabergé and 50 were made by Hahn. This box is one of Hahn and Blank’s finest. Within a field of sky-blue enamel, the cipher of Tsar Nicholas II has been set in diamonds and accented by pearls.
One of several items from the Revolution that Queen Mary acquired, she purchased the box from a dealer, recording it in the Royal Collection as an Imperial Presentation Box made for Tsar Nicholas II. Mary of Teck did make one error in her recording of the piece. She attributed the work to Fabergé. She later gave the box to her husband, King George V.
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