A Fabergé Imperial gold and silver-gilt mounted guilloché enamel timepiece, workmaster Michael Perchin, St Petersburg, 1899-1903
Estimate:
15,000 - 25,000 GBP
An Imperial Gift
Estimate:
15,000 - 25,000 GBP
Lot sold:
81,900
GBP
An Imperial Gift
A Fabergé Imperial gold and silver-gilt mounted guilloché enamel timepiece, workmaster Michael Perchin, St Petersburg, 1899-1903
circular, enamelled in translucent sky blue over radiating wavy engine-turned ground, with ribbon-tied reeded border, centring a white dial within a seed-pearl set bezel, black Arabic chapter and pierced gold hands, the ivory back with circular strut, struck on the top edge of the frame, the reverse and the strut, Fabergé in Cyrillic with workmaster’s initials, 88 standard, with scratched inventory number 57154; in original fitted Fabergé case
9.4cm. diameter
In very good overall condition, two cracks to the ivory reverse, two small parts of ivory to the sides missing, six screws missing, scattered scratches, consistent with age and use; wear to the case
Please note the owners had this clock cleaned and remounted, with two winders and screws replaced on reverse.
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