Silver and Enamel Circular Desk Clock

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by Fabergé

workmaster Mikhail Perkhin, St Petersburg, 1899-1903 struck with workmaster’s initials and Fabergé in Cyrillic, silver mark of 88 zolotniks, scratched with Fabergé inventory no. 57154 contained in the original fitted box diameter: 9.4 cm

Provenance:

Purchased by Empress Alexandra Feodorovna (1872–1918) from the St Petersburg branch of Fabergé on 18 August 1897 for 200 roubles

Probably for Prince Louis Battenberg (1854-1921) or his wife Princess Victoria (1863-1950), who was the sister of the Empress Patricia Knatchbull, the 2nd Countess Mountbatten of Burma (née Mountbatten; 1924-2017)

Silver circular desk clock, 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.

Silver and Enamel Circular Desk Clock

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