Daria Khristova nee Chernenko
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Lot 117
An impressive silver and hard stone mantel clockW.A. Bolin, Moscow, 1912-1917
8 June 2016, 15:00 BST
London, New Bond Street£80,000 - £100,000
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An impressive silver and hard stone mantel clock
W.A. Bolin, Moscow, 1912-1917
the arched rectangular body of onyx marble toned predominantly green, surmounted by looped floral silver garland, the dial marked cyrillic W.A. Bolin with black chapters and openwork hands behind hinged glass aperture surrounded by leaf tip bezel, the centre with foliate openwork cornucopea flanking wreath enclosing Roman numeral XXV on silver stepped base enriched with foliate borders and silver mounted onyx plinth supported by four bun feet, the reverse open to reveal Paul Buhre stamp 66241 on French type drum movement with hour and half hour strike and lever platform escapement, 84 standard
50.2 x 32.3cm (19 3/4 x 12 11/16in).
the arched rectangular body of onyx marble toned predominantly green, surmounted by looped floral silver garland, the dial marked cyrillic W.A. Bolin with black chapters and openwork hands behind hinged glass aperture surrounded by leaf tip bezel, the centre with foliate openwork cornucopea flanking wreath enclosing Roman numeral XXV on silver stepped base enriched with foliate borders and silver mounted onyx plinth supported by four bun feet, the reverse open to reveal Paul Buhre stamp 66241 on French type drum movement with hour and half hour strike and lever platform escapement, 84 standard
50.2 x 32.3cm (19 3/4 x 12 11/16in).
Footnotes
Only a limited number of silver and hard stone objects by the Imperial Court jeweller W.A Bolin survive alongside the smaller jewellery pieces in existence. The impressive scale of the proposed clock may have been tied to the importance of the recipient and the anniversary it commemorates. By repute, the special commission was delivered to Vienna, Austria. Maria (nee Seitz), the wife of W.A. Bolin, was of Austrian origin. Her brother Karl Seitz was a prominent politician and served as Mayor of Vienna. It has been suggested the clock was originally an official gift arranged through W.A. Bolin's brother-in-law to a prominent person or company.
We are grateful to Christian Bolin for confirming the attribution to W.A. Bolin and for assisting us with the history of this piece.