Enameled and Engraved Presentation Medal

Description:

Enameled and Engraved Presentation Medal, 1916, a crown atop an oval shape with white ground and blue enamel monogram of Tsar Nicholas II's daughter Olga, purportedly given to Count Vladimir Borisovich Fredericks, inscribed and dated on the reverse, lg. 1 1/4 in.

Provenance: Purchased from Elva Mylroie, New York, who bought it from Pehr Wallin, Sweden.
Estimate $500-700

Spots of dark grime to reverse. Areas of darkening to gilt-metal.


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