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BELL PUSH

Creator(s): Fabergé (Firm) , Mikhail Evlampievich Perkhin (Workmaster)

On view in: Icon Room


About this object

Bell push is egg shaped, being flat on the bottom with three rococo scroll feet in gold. Egg is in bowenite covered partially with rococo scrolls in gold and diamond studded fretwork. Push is a moonstone with collar of tiny diamonds.

Object name:
BELL PUSH
Made from:
Gold -- bowenite -- diamonds -- moonstone
Made in:
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Date made:
before 1896
Size:
2 15/16 in. (7.5 cm)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
11.74
Class:
GOLD
Signature marks:
MARK: on bottom: crossed anchors and scepter (assay mark for St. Petersburg, before 1899); 56 for gold standard; Fabergé in Cyrillic; MP in Cyrillic (initials of workmaster Mikhail Perkhin) [on bottom] MARK: crossed anchors and scepter, 56, MP in Cyrillic [on the scroll work] INSCRIPTION: scratch mark 50766, 853i2, KMMI in Cyrillic (last letter larger than the others)
Credit line:
Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973