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WATCH

Creator(s): Pavel Buhre (Attributed to)

On view in: Icon Room


About this object

Front of watch case is decorated with the imperial double headed eagle set with rose cut diamonds. White enamel dial has the hours in black Roman numerals and the seconds in red Arabic numerals. Trefoil loop at top is also set with rose cut diamonds. Chatelaine in the shape of Russian Imperial crown set with rose diamonds. Detachable links connecting it to the watch are also adorned with diamonds. Crown can be worn separately as a pin.

Object name:
WATCH
Made from:
Gold -- diamonds -- enamel
Made in:
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Date made:
1901
Size:
8.7 × 2.2 cm (3 7/16 × 7/8 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
16.18.1-2
Class:
TIMEPIECE
Signature marks:
MARK "chimera"- french import mark [Inside back cover] MARK Kokoshnik left (1899-1908), Ya. L in cyrillic for Ya.L=Yakov Lyapunov, St Petersburg essayer for 1899-1903 [crown] MARK Kokoshnik left, Ya.L in cyrillic, illegible maker's mark (SV in cyrillic or CB in latin script) [pin] MARK Kokoshnik left, Ya.L. in cyrilic, illegible maker's mark, 56 [Clasp] INSCRIPTION Donne par S.M. L'Empereur a Melle M.Barety St. Petersburg 19 2/III 01 [Inside front cover] SCRATCHED NUMBER 19283 and 26919302.51 [Inner cover; inscribed]
Credit line:
Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973