Lot Essay
For a nearly identical clock acquired by Queen Elizabeth II, see C. de Guitaut, Fabergé in the Royal Collection, London, pp. 214-[215], no. 288.
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MARKED FABERGÉ, WITH THE WORKMASTER'S MARK OF HENRIK WIGSTRÖM, ST. PETERSBURG, 1903, SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 12253
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A JEWELED THREE-COLOR GOLD, SILVER-GILT AND GUILLOCHÉ ENAMEL DESK CLOCK
MARKED FABERGÉ, WITH THE WORKMASTER'S MARK OF HENRIK WIGSTRÖM, ST. PETERSBURG, 1903, SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 12253
Rectangular, enameled in translucent lilac over a wavy sunburst guilloché ground, the lower and upper sections applied with ribbon-tied and diamond-set laurel festoons and entwining wreaths, the white enamel dial within a seed-pearl bezel, black Arabic chapters and pierced gold hands, all within acanthus-chased border with rosettes at corners, the synthetic ivory back with silver scroll strut, the backplate with hand-set, marked on lower edge, back and strut, in the original silk and velvet-lined wood case stamped 'Fabergé St. Petersburg Moscow, Odessa' beneath the Imperial warrant
5 in. (12.7 cm.) high
MARKED FABERGÉ, WITH THE WORKMASTER'S MARK OF HENRIK WIGSTRÖM, ST. PETERSBURG, 1903, SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 12253
Rectangular, enameled in translucent lilac over a wavy sunburst guilloché ground, the lower and upper sections applied with ribbon-tied and diamond-set laurel festoons and entwining wreaths, the white enamel dial within a seed-pearl bezel, black Arabic chapters and pierced gold hands, all within acanthus-chased border with rosettes at corners, the synthetic ivory back with silver scroll strut, the backplate with hand-set, marked on lower edge, back and strut, in the original silk and velvet-lined wood case stamped 'Fabergé St. Petersburg Moscow, Odessa' beneath the Imperial warrant
5 in. (12.7 cm.) high
Provenance
Presented to Baron Marochetti, Italian Ambassador in St. Petersburg between 1886 and 1900.
Christie's, Geneva, November 16, 1988, lot 141.
A Private Collection.
Acquired from the above by the present owner.
Christie's, Geneva, November 16, 1988, lot 141.
A Private Collection.
Acquired from the above by the present owner.
Literature
Exhibition catalogue, Fabergé - Juwelier des Zarenhofes, 1995, illustrated p. 122, no. 116.
G. von Habsburg, Fabergé, Imperial Craftsman and his World, London, 2000, illustrated p. 211, no. 506.
G. von Habsburg, Fabergé, Imperial Craftsman and his World, London, 2000, illustrated p. 211, no. 506.
Exhibited
Hamburg, Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe, Fabergé - Juwelier des Zarenhofes, April 12-June 25, 1995, no. 116.
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