A Pair of Fabergé Yellow Guilloché Enameled Silver Menu Card Holders Fabergé, Workmaster Anders (Antti) Nevalainen, St. Petersburg, 1899-1904 1-3/4 x 3-1/4 inches (4.4 x 8.3 cm) (each) 116 grams (gross) In a Hammer Galleries presentation case. PROVENANCE: Hammer Galleries, New York; Marion Oates Charles, Washington, DC; Christie's, London, Russian Art, June 3, 2019, lot 216. These exquisite menu card holders are a reminder of the elegant manner in which people entertained during the Belle Époque in Russia and the United States. They were used frequently by their former owner "Oatsie" Charles at her Georgetown residence. Marion Oates Charles (American, 1919-2018) known as "Oatsie" was one of the legendary hostesses of Georgetown and of Newport, Rhode Island. A pillar of the grandes dames of Washington DC, she was the last survivor of a circle in the nation's capital that included Susan Mary Alsop, Evangeline Bruce, Pamela Harriman, and Katharine Graham. Property of a Gentleman HID03101062020 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved

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