Jewelled Gold, Silver-Gilt and Enamel

workmaster Mikhail Perkhin, St Petersburg, circa 1895 struck with workmaster’s initials and Fabergé in Cyrillic, gold mark of 56 zolotniks and silver mark of 84 zolotniks, scratched with Fabergé inventory no. 51996 width: 17 cm

Provenance:

His Excellency Al-Tajir

Sale: Christie’s New York, 19 October 2001, lot 133, price realised $314,000

Exhibitions:

The Glory of the Goldsmiths. Magnificent Gold and Silver from AI-Tajir Collection, Christie’s London, 1989

Literature:

The Glory of the Goldsmiths. Magnificent Gold and Silver from AI-Tajir Collection, London, 1989, p. 270

Semi-circular clock overall enamelled in translucent yellow over a sunburst guilloché ground, centred with a white enamel dial with black Arabic chapters set with a seedpearl bezel and overlapping pierced diamond trelliswork lower border, the outer rim is chased with gold laurel wreath highlighted with rose-cut diamond-set flower heads, further enhanced with varicoloured flower garlands and festoons, surmounted by a laurel tied ribbon bow and quiver, back with a scroll strut; marked on lower rim, back and strut.

Christie’s, London, 25 November 2019, lot 253 (price realised £118,750)

workmaster Mikhail Perkhin, St Petersburg, circa 1895 struck with workmaster’s initials and Fabergé in Cyrillic, silver mark of 88 zolotniks contained in the original fitted box height: 12 cm

Silver-gilt and red guilloché enamel desk clock shaped as a six-pointed star; centred by an opaque white enamel dial with Arabic chapters and openwork gold hands; contained in the original fitted case.