A Fabergé silver-gilt and enamel clock, workmaster Henrik Wigström, St Petersburg, circa 1910

in neoclassical taste, of upright rectangular form with arched top and raised plinth divided by leaf tip pediments, the surfaces of translucent Royal blue enamel over banded wavy engine-turned plaques within beaded cagework mounts, the white enamel dial within a bound reed bezel, the front applied a laurel wreath, rosettes and swag, gadrooned bun feet, the back with three keyholes under a fluted cover and reeded time-adjuster, struck with workmaster's initials, 88 standard, scratched inventory number 10776, with key

Formerly the property of a member of the Bernadotte family

Christie's Geneva, 16-17 May 1995, lot 358

Sotheby's Geneva, 16-17 November 1998, lot 297

Excellent condition. There is an area of surface loss to the enamel at the back around the middle keyhole. There is a small loss to the silver ribbon mount above the swag on the left; perhaps 3 to 5mm is lacking; this is visible in the catalogue photo. Some wear to the gilding. The clock ticks when wound, but please note that Sotheby's does not guarantee the mechanism. This object was described as having been re-enamelled in the 1995 catalogue. We do not believe that it has been. The colour, quality and uniformity of the enamel are consistent with Fabergé production.
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For comparison, please see the Wigström clock, 1903-1908, of similar form, illustrated, G. von Habsburg, Fabergé: Hoffjuwelier der Zaren, Munich, 1986, no. 488, p. 244.