The Holy Virgin, St. Nicholas the Miracle Worker, St. Prince Aleksandr Nevskii (Primary Title)
Vassilii Fedotov Il'in, Russian (Artist)
A translation of the inscription on this pendant reads: “To His Imperial Highness, The Sovereign Heir, the Tsarevich Nikolai Alexandrovich in honor of his Coming of Age, 1859, 8th of September.” Nicholas Alexandrovich was Tsar Alexander III’s older brother, who died in 1865.
Initials of workmaster P.R., assay mark of St. Petersburg before 1899, 84 zolotnik
Engraved on back: "To his Imperial Highness, The Sovereign Heir, Czarevitch Nicholai Alexandrovitch, in honor of his Confirmation, 1859, 8th of September. This heartfelt offering from the Master of Silversmiths, Vasily Fedotov Ilyin, made by his own hand." (Nicholai son of Alexander II, brother of Alexander III) from the quarters of the Dowager Empress, Marie Feodorovna, Alexander Palace, Tsarskoye Selo.
Bequest of Lillian Thomas Pratt
Fabergé Revealed, Palace Museum, Beijing, China, April 16 - July 17, 2016
Fabergé: Jeweler to the Tsars, Oklahoma City Museum of Art, June 20 – September 27, 2015
Fabergé Revealed, Bellagio Gallery of Fine Art, Las Vegas, Nevada, November 14, 2014 - May 25, 2015
Fabulous Fabergé, Jeweler to the Czars, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, June 14 - October 12, 2014
Fabergé Revealed, Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts, June 22 - September 29, 2013
Fabergé: The Rise and Fall, Detroit Institute of Art, October 14, 2012 - January 21, 2013
Fabergé: Jeweler to the Tsars, Oklahoma City Museum of Art, June 20 – September 27, 2015
Fabergé Revealed, Bellagio Gallery of Fine Art, Las Vegas, Nevada, November 14, 2014 - May 25, 2015
Fabulous Fabergé, Jeweler to the Czars, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, June 14 - October 12, 2014
Fabergé Revealed, Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts, June 22 - September 29, 2013
Fabergé: The Rise and Fall, Detroit Institute of Art, October 14, 2012 - January 21, 2013
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