RUSSIAN FOLDING FAN OWNED BY MARIA FEDOROVNA ( 1847/1928), BORN DAGMAR, PRINCESS OF DENMARK, WIFE OF ALEXANDER III OF RUSSIA AND EMPRESS FROM 1881. SHE WENT AWAY FROM RUSSIA TO DENMARK IN 1919. EMBROIDERED SILK SATIN LEAF. IVORY STICKS WITH MONOGRAN "MF" IN CYRILLIC AND VERMEIL ( GILT SILVER) DECORATIVE PLAQUE WITH 100 DIAMONDS AND 4 GARNETS. ON THE SECONDARY GUARD METAL PLAQUE WITH ENAMEL. ORIGINAL TASSEL WITH INTERLACED RING. FOR SIMILAR EXEMPLARS, PRODUCED BY FABERGE' FOR THE IMPERIAL FAMILY, SEE THE BOOK "FABERGE' LOST AND FOUND" BY KENNETH SNOWMAN - PAGES 84-85. THIS FAN COMES FROM THE HOUSE OF COUNTESS ARIHBAEVNA, EMIGRATE TO VARNA (BULGARY) AFTER 1917. 1885 CA. CM. 33. MAX. WIDTH CM. 61. STICKS 16+2. NOW IN OTHER PRIVATE COLLECTION.