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| Snuffbox by Michael Perchin 1903 Crown Copyright The Royal Collection Image Courtesy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II |
Queen Mary had a weakness for Fabergé, as we know, and she especially favored the works of Viktor Aarne and Mikhail Evlampievich Perkhin (1860-1903). In fact, Perkhin (also spelt Perchin) was the most represented Fabergé workmaster in Queen Mary's monumental collection.
This box from 1903 was a particular favorite of Her Majesty Queen Mary. A work of bloodstone, gold, and pink guilloché enamel, cabochon mecca stone, diamond, pearls, this box by Perchin takes the form of a hand fan surrounded by brilliant-cut diamonds. What would be the fan's handle forms the hinge. It is set with pearls and the thumb-piece is adorned with a cabochon moonstone.
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