Lot Essay
For a comparable octagonal desk clock, see Exhibition catalogue, Faberge: Imperial Craftsman and His World, Wilmington, Riverfront Arts Center, 2000, illustrated p. 105, fig. 3.
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PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED MIDWEST PRIVATE COLLECTION
A JEWELED TWO-COLOR GOLD-MOUNTED SILVER-GILT AND GUILLOCHÉ ENAMEL DESK CLOCK
MARKED K. FABERGÉ WITH THE IMPERIAL WARRANT, MOSCOW, 1899-1908, SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 26063
Details
A JEWELED TWO-COLOR GOLD-MOUNTED SILVER-GILT AND GUILLOCHÉ ENAMEL DESK CLOCK
MARKED K. FABERGÉ WITH THE IMPERIAL WARRANT, MOSCOW, 1899-1908, SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 26063
Octagonal on four reeded ball feet, enameled in translucent lilac over a sunburst guilloché ground and applied with laurel branch and berry bands at corners, set with rose-cut diamonds, rising to a white enamel dial within a laurel-chased border, black Arabic chapters and pierced gold hands, all within a ribbon-tied reeded border, with gilt base, marked on base
3¾ in. (9.5 cm.) wide
MARKED K. FABERGÉ WITH THE IMPERIAL WARRANT, MOSCOW, 1899-1908, SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 26063
Octagonal on four reeded ball feet, enameled in translucent lilac over a sunburst guilloché ground and applied with laurel branch and berry bands at corners, set with rose-cut diamonds, rising to a white enamel dial within a laurel-chased border, black Arabic chapters and pierced gold hands, all within a ribbon-tied reeded border, with gilt base, marked on base
3¾ in. (9.5 cm.) wide
Provenance
Anonymous sale, Christie's, Geneva, November 13, 1990, lot 396.
Wartski, London.
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1991.
Wartski, London.
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1991.
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