Pendant of St. George Slaying the Dragon (Primary Title)

Fabergé firm, Russian, 1842 - 1917 (Manufacturer)

1908–17
Russian
Silver-gilt, enamel, rubies, birdseye maple
Place Made,Russia,Moscow
Overall: 4 1/2 × 3 3/8 × 3/8 in. (11.4 × 8.6 × 1 cm)
47.20.30

This rectangular wooden panel has chamfered corners and an applied enamel plaque with a painting of St. George. It is set within a shaped silver-gilt surround decorated with filigree scrolls and four clusters of four cabochon rubies.

miniature signed ''Borozdin''
Imperial warrant mark of K. Fabergé, assay mark of Moscow 1908-17, 88 zolotnik
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

Collector of the Year, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, February 6 - March 13, 1983
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