Box of Gold, Enamel, Diamonds and a Miniature Henrik Wigström forFabergé, 1913 Purchased by Queen Mary for King George V Crown Copyright The Royal Collection Image Courtesy of: Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II |
Made for Fabergé by the celebrated Henrik Wigström (1862-1923), this box of gold, guilloché enamel, rose and brilliant diamonds, and a miniature en grisaille (in a limited, mostly gray, color palette) depicts Peter the Great's Monument. It was made in 1913 for Prince Vladimir Galitzine; from whom purchased by Queen Mary, September 10, 1934. Mary presented the box to King George V on Christmas Day of 1934
The scene shows Etienne Falconet’s monument in St Petersburg which was completed in 1782, glorifying Peter the Great’s absolutism. The miniature is designed to look like a cameo. The painting was the work of Vassily Zuiev, a miniaturist employed by Fabergé, and is dated 1913, the year of the Romanov tercentenary.
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