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BELT BUCKLE

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

On view in: Icon Room


About this object

The border of the rectangular buckle is enameled blue over an engraved wavy pattern. The outer edge is silver gilt engraved with a dot and dash motif. The inner border is silver gilt set with seed pearls. The two prongs are silver gilt.

Object name:
BELT BUCKLE
Made from:
Silver gilt -- enamel -- pearls
Made in:
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Date made:
1899-1903
Size:
2 1/4 × 2 1/4 in. (5.7 × 5.7 cm)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
12.142
Class:
SILVER
Signature marks:
MARK: back of buckle: kokoshnik facing left for 1899-1908; Ia. L for Yakov Liapunov (St. Petersburg essayer in 1899-1903); 88 for the silver standard; Fabergé in Cyrillic M.P in Cyrillic for Mikhail Perkhin [on back of buckle] MARK: 88; M.P [on hinged attachment] SCRATCH MARK: 4970
Credit line:
Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973