.jpg?w=1)
MARKED FABERGÉ WITH THE IMPERIAL WARRANT, WITH THE WORKMASTER’S MARK OF JULIUS RAPPOPORT, ST PETERSBURG, 1899-1904, SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 6419
Details
A PRESENTATION SILVER-GILT AND BOWENITE STRIKING MANTEL CLOCK
MARKED FABERGÉ WITH THE IMPERIAL WARRANT, WITH THE WORKMASTER’S MARK OF JULIUS RAPPOPORT, ST PETERSBURG, 1899-1904, SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 6419
On two silver sphinx-form feet and two lion paw feet, the bowenite body centring a white enamel dial with black Arabic chapter and hands, applied with four finely cast and chased ram-heads at upper corners, with ribbon-tied floral swags to the front and sides, engraved in Bulgarian ‘[to] His Royal Highness Prince Boris of Tarnovo / Council of Ministers / January 1908’, the detachable cover surmounted by a flaming urn finial, the reverse with rectangular hinged door opening to reveal the clock movement, marked throughout
9 in. (22.8 cm.) high
MARKED FABERGÉ WITH THE IMPERIAL WARRANT, WITH THE WORKMASTER’S MARK OF JULIUS RAPPOPORT, ST PETERSBURG, 1899-1904, SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 6419
On two silver sphinx-form feet and two lion paw feet, the bowenite body centring a white enamel dial with black Arabic chapter and hands, applied with four finely cast and chased ram-heads at upper corners, with ribbon-tied floral swags to the front and sides, engraved in Bulgarian ‘[to] His Royal Highness Prince Boris of Tarnovo / Council of Ministers / January 1908’, the detachable cover surmounted by a flaming urn finial, the reverse with rectangular hinged door opening to reveal the clock movement, marked throughout
9 in. (22.8 cm.) high
Provenance
Presented to Prince Boris of Tarnovo (1894-1943) by the Council of Ministers in January 1908.
Special notice
These lots have been imported from outside the EU for sale using a Temporary Import regime. Import VAT is payable (at 5%) on the Hammer price. VAT is also payable (at 20%) on the buyer’s Premium on a VAT inclusive basis. When a buyer of such a lot has registered an EU address but wishes to export the lot or complete the import into another EU country, he must advise Christie's immediately after the auction.
Brought to you by
Iona Ballantyne