The Transfiguration, St. Elizabeth, and St. Sergius of Radonezh Triptych (Primary Title)
Unknown (Artist)
This icon was presented by officers of the Preobrazhensky Regiment to Grand Duke Sergei, uncle of Tsar Nicholas II, and Grand Duchess Elizabeth, sister of the future Empress Alexandra Feodorovna. The word preobrazhensky means transfiguration.
Maker's mark K.A., dated 1884, assay mark of St. Petersburg before 1899, 84 zolotnik
The back has an engraved inscription within a laurel crown.; "Blessing of the Preobrazhenskii Regiment. June 3rd, 1884. A new commandment I give unto you the ye love one another as I loved you. (St. John, Chapter 13, Verse 34)".
Also inscribed are the very numerous signatures of the members of the regiment including General Major Obolenskii, Count von Pfeil, Coubt Murav'ev, and Count Loris Melikov.
Bequest of Lillian Thomas Pratt
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Fabergé: The Rise and Fall, Detroit Institute of Art, October 14, 2012 - January 21, 2013
Treasures from the Virginia Museum Collection featuring the Fabergé Collection, North Carolina Museum of Art, April 21 - June 3, 1979
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
Treasures from the Virginia Museum Collection featuring the Fabergé Collection, North Carolina Museum of Art, April 21 - June 3, 1979
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