A GUILLOCHÉ ENAMEL AND SILVER-GILT DESK CLOCK
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A GUILLOCHÉ ENAMEL AND SILVER-GILT DESK CLOCK

MARKED FABERGÉ, WITH THE WORKMASTER'S MARK OF HENRIK WIGSTRÖM, ST PETERSBURG, 1903-1904, SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 11142

Closed27 November 2017

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A GUILLOCHÉ ENAMEL AND SILVER-GILT DESK CLOCK
MARKED FABERGÉ, WITH THE WORKMASTER'S MARK OF HENRIK WIGSTRÖM, ST PETERSBURG, 1903-1904, SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 11142
Rectangular, enamelled in translucent pink over a wavy guilloché ground, the lower section applied with ribbon-tied berried laurel, the white enamel dial within a guilloche pattern band, black Arabic chapters and pierced gold hands, all within reeded border with rosettes at corners, the ivory back with silver-gilt scroll strut, the backplate with hand-set, marked on lower edge, back and strut
5 in. (12.7 cm.) high

Jointly purchased by Emperor Nicholas II (1868-1918) and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna (1872-1918) from the St Petersburg branch of Fabergé on 29 November 1905 for 220 roubles, paid 110 roubles each.