The Collection of a Connoisseur 掌上的百年風華: 鐘錶及裝飾藝術收藏
The Collection of a Connoisseur 掌上的百年風華: 鐘錶及裝飾藝術收藏
A SILVER, ENAMEL AND LAPIS PRESENTATION CLOCK, KHLEBNIKOV, MOSCOW, 1891
Auction Closed
July 14, 12:35 PM GMT
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
A SILVER, ENAMEL AND LAPIS PRESENTATION CLOCK, KHLEBNIKOV, MOSCOW, 1891
with plaques on the sides enamelled '1866' and '1891' and engraved on the back in Russian 'Eternal youth and life of the growing generations is embodied here as a memory of a great day; May the heart of the child-loving Tsarina be consoled by this symbol of the tsarist preoccupations and motherly love'; struck Khlebnikov in Cyrillic under the Imperial warrant, 84 standard
height 33.8cm, 13¼in.
Rothschild collection, Sotheby's Monaco 1975
By repute, gift for the 25th wedding anniversary of Alexander III and Maria Feodorovna, 1866-1891