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A JEWELLED TWO-COLOUR GOLD-MOUNTED AND GUILLOCHÉ ENAMEL TABLE COMPASS
Lot 104

A JEWELLED TWO-COLOUR GOLD-MOUNTED AND GUILLOCHÉ ENAMEL TABLE COMPASS

MARKED FABERGÉ, WITH THE WORKMASTER'S MARK OF MICHAEL PERCHIN, ST PETERSBURG, 1899-1903, SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 4366

Closed6 June 2011

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A JEWELLED TWO-COLOUR GOLD-MOUNTED AND GUILLOCHÉ ENAMEL TABLE COMPASS
MARKED FABERGÉ, WITH THE WORKMASTER'S MARK OF MICHAEL PERCHIN, ST PETERSBURG, 1899-1903, SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 4366
Circular, raised on three dolphin feet with cabochon ruby eyes, the body enclosing a pivoting gold-mounted compass, the mount enamelled in translucent royal blue on a guilloché ground with gold Vitruvian scroll and stylised water lily leaf paillons, marked under rim, on base and feet
1½ in. (3.8 cm.) high

Acquired by the grandfather of the present owner, who was stationed on a British ship in Russia circa 1920.

Specialist note

A similar table compass with blue guilloché enamel and frosted gold ornament is held in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art, Ohio. The Cleveland Museum example was also designed by Michael Perchin and reflects Fabergé's interest in reviving Neoclassical design elements. For more, see G. von Habsburg, Fabergé in America, New York, 1996, p. 112, no. 95.