Lot Essay
A comparable nephrite desk clock from the Kazan Collection was sold Christie's, New York, 15 April 1997, lot 70.
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MARKED FABERGÉ, WITH THE WORKMASTER'S MARK OF VIKTOR AARNE, ST PETERSBURG, 1899-1904, SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 22517
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A JEWELLED SILVER-GILT AND GUILLOCHÉ ENAMEL NEPHRITE DESK CLOCK
MARKED FABERGÉ, WITH THE WORKMASTER'S MARK OF VIKTOR AARNE, ST PETERSBURG, 1899-1904, SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 22517
Circular, the nephrite body with a circular mount, centring a white enamel dial with black Arabic chapters and pierced gold hands, within a seed-pearl bezel and a red guilloché enamel border, all within a silver-gilt ribbon-tied laurel wreath, the base with a silver-gilt beaded border, on three bun feet, marked under base and on feet
3 1/8 in. (8 cm.) diameter
MARKED FABERGÉ, WITH THE WORKMASTER'S MARK OF VIKTOR AARNE, ST PETERSBURG, 1899-1904, SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 22517
Circular, the nephrite body with a circular mount, centring a white enamel dial with black Arabic chapters and pierced gold hands, within a seed-pearl bezel and a red guilloché enamel border, all within a silver-gilt ribbon-tied laurel wreath, the base with a silver-gilt beaded border, on three bun feet, marked under base and on feet
3 1/8 in. (8 cm.) diameter
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