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Silver-Gilt and Enamel Calendar

by Fabergé

workmaster Mikhail Perkhin, St Petersburg, circa 1890 struck with workmaster’s initials, FABERGÉ in Cyrillic, assay mark of St Petersburg (crossed anchors and sceptre), silver mark of 88 zolotniks height: 12.5 cm height: 3.8. cm

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A desk calendar in Neo-Rococo taste, overall enamelled in translucent yellow over a guilloché ground, with silver-gilt mounts and lion paw feet, the apertures bordered by seed pearls display the month, day of the week and date; contained in Wartski fitted case.

Provenance: Forbes Collection, New York

Literature:

Ch. Forbes, R. Tromeur-Brenner, Fabergé: The Forbes Collection, 1999, illustrated p. 85

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