Unique Faberge clock sold in Sweden
Published June 2nd, 2006
A unique clock designed by Russian goldsmith and jeweller Carl Faberge fetched a record 19.1 million Swedish kronor at a sale in Stockholm on Thursday, auctioneers said.
“The piece is completely unique, it was a one-off order,” a spokesperson for the Bukowskis auction house, Kerbela Nobel, told reporters.
The identity of the buyer was not disclosed.
The clock, in red and grey granite, was ordered by Russian oil baron Emmanuel Nobel in 1906 as a gift to his family business to celebrate the extraction of 16 million tons of crude from an oil field in Baku, Azerbaijan.
The price was a record for handmade artwork sold in Sweden, Nobel added. The clock had a 10-million-kronor starting price and attracted bidders from throughout the world, Nobel added.
Related Articles Faberge Egg Sale Sets Auction RecordSweden wraps up first stage of Absolut vodka auctionRare Voysey clock makes £141,000Swedish Desk Auction Sets RecordCartier mystery clock to sell for 1000 times the price paid in 1941
