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Source Description
The use of Russian hardstones in creating precious objects became a hallmark of design from the House of Fabergé. Easily carved, these minerals were sourced largely from the western region surrounding the Ural Mountains. Fabergé's workmasters used colorful stones such as agate, lapis lazuli, rock crystal, rhodonite, and nephrite (jade), seen here in this small desk clock, to create and embellish flower studies, animal figures, and all manner of luxurious accessories.
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Document identity
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142771
label
Clock
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object
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1
Source metadata
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142771
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object
title
Clock
description
The use of Russian hardstones in creating precious objects became a hallmark of design from the House of Fabergé. Easily carved, these minerals were sourced largely from the western region surrounding the Ural Mountains. Fabergé's workmasters used colorful stones such as agate, lapis lazuli, rock crystal, rhodonite, and nephrite (jade), seen here in this small desk clock, to create and embellish flower studies, animal figures, and all manner of luxurious accessories.
date
1908–17
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
creators
8891
55332
genreSpecific
Timepiece
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1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 7.9 x 3.4 x 2.5 cm (3 1/8 x 1 5/16 x 1 in.)
cul
Russia, St. Petersburg
accession
1966.475
Source extras
tec
nephrite, gold, enamel, diamonds
tombstone
Clock, 1908–17. Henrik Wigström (Russian, 1862–1923), House of Fabergé (Russian, 1842–1918). Nephrite, gold, enamel, diamonds; overall: 7.9 x 3.4 x 2.5 cm (3 1/8 x 1 5/16 x 1 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The India Early Minshall Collection, 1966.475
collection
Decorative Arts
inscriptions
inscription
72, Kokoshnik, lower case alpha in script [assay mark for St. Petersburg, 1908-26]; 72; Fabergé; H.W. [initials of workmaster Henrik Wigström]; 22681 scratched; NS/15P scratched.
inscription_remark
The use of Roman letters for the mark "Fabergé," rather than the usual Cyrillic characters, indicates that this clock was probably intended for sale outside Russia, perhaps through the London showroom.
didYouKnow
The face of this small luxurious desk clock features tiny pink enameled roses in place of the customary numbers along with hour and minute hands paved in diamonds.
citations
citation
Hawley, Henry H. <em>Fabergé and His Contemporaries: The India Early Minshall Collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.</em> Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1967.
page_number
Mentioned: p. 36, cat. 14; reproduced in color, p. 37
citation
Habsburg, Géza von, and David Park Curry. <em>Fabergé in America</em>. New York: Thames and Hudson, 1996.
page_number
Mentioned: p. 106, cat. 81; reproduced in color: p. 106
citation
Tillander-Godenhielm, Ulla. <em>Golden Years of Fabergé: Drawings and Objects from the Wigström Workshop</em>. [Place of publication not identified]: A La Vieille Russie, 2000.
page_number
Reproduced: p. 133
citation
Harrison, Stephen, Emmanuel Ducamp, and Jeannine J. Falino. <em>Artistic Luxury: Fabergé Tiffany Lalique.</em> Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art in association with New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2008.
page_number
Mentioned, p. 39, cat. 50
creditline
The India Early Minshall Collection
updatedAt
2026-05-29 07:20:18.770000
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142771
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Decorative Art and Design
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Decorative Arts
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nephrite, gold, enamel, diamonds
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male
gender unknown
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1
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0
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photo
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