A SILVER, ENAMEL AND LAPIS PRESENTATION CLOCK, KHLEBNIKOV, MOSCOW, 1891

A SILVER, ENAMEL AND LAPIS PRESENTATION CLOCK, KHLEBNIKOV, MOSCOW, 1891

with plaques on the sides enamelled '1866' and '1891' and engraved on the back in Russian 'Eternal youth and life of the growing generations is embodied here as a memory of a great day; May the heart of the child-loving Tsarina be consoled by this symbol of the tsarist preoccupations and motherly love'; struck Khlebnikov in Cyrillic under the Imperial warrant, 84 standard
height 33.8cm, 13¼in.

Condition Report:
In very good condition, with minor surface wear, consistent with age. The bouquet slightly loose.
Please note that Sotheby's doesn't guarantee the clock mechanism.

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Provenance:
Rothschild collection, Sotheby's Monaco 1975

By repute, gift for the 25th wedding anniversary of Alexander III and Maria Feodorovna, 1866-1891