Classic Design Including Property of the Marquess of Anglesey

The Property of the Marquess of Anglesey from the Private Apartment at Plas Newydd

A Fabergé gold and silver-gilt and guilloché enamel clock, workmaster Henrik Wigström, St Petersburg, 1908-1911

Restricted Species

Lot Closed

April 11, 01:52 PM GMT

Estimate

8,000 - 12,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

of square form, the face enamelled in translucent pink over rippled wavy engine turning emanating from the dial, the dial with black Arabic chapters, with a foliate border, struck to the reverse with workmaster's initials, 72 and 88 standard, scratched inventory number 21944, with further London import marks for 1911

height 7 cm; 2 3/4 in.

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A gift from Leopold de Rothschild (1845–1917) and his wife Marie (nee Perugia) (1862–1937) to Lady Marjorie Manners (1883-1946) on the occasion of her marriage to Charles Paget, 6th Marquess of Anglesey (1885-1947) in 1912.

The Chronicle, Friday, August 12^th, 1912, ‘The Marriage of the Marquess of Anglesey to Lady Marjorie Manners, The Bride’s Presents’, ‘Mr and Mrs Leopold Rothschild, enamelled clock in gold frame ^1’

¹ Interestingly in the reportage of the gifts that were viewed, prior to the wedding at the Duke of Rutland's home on Arlington Street in London by journalists, the various pieces of silver-gilt given were referred to as being 'gold'. The Duke was Lady Marjorie's father.

London; 16 Arlington Street, townhouse of the Duke and Duchess of Rutland, the wedding presents of Lady Marjorie Manners and the 6th Marquess of Anglesey, summer 1912.

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