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Mikhail Perkhin (1860-1903)
Cockatoo on a Perch before 1896
Carved agate bird with rose cut diamond eyes, on a gold perch | 13.0 x 5.3 cm (whole object) | RCIN 40478
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A cockatoo of carved agate with rose diamond eyes on a gold perch and stand, with gold claws.
Queen Alexandra kept a cockatoo in her apartments at Marlborough House and her fondness for birds was noted by the contemporary author Arthur H. Bevan. He records that she had in her boudoir ‘several canaries, bullfinches and other songsters’. He also notes that Edward VII kept a green parrot in his room; it was moved to Sandringham, where it later died.
Mark of Michael Perchin; gold mark of 56 zolotniks (before 1896); Fabergé in Cyrillic characters
Text adapted from Fabergé in the Royal CollectionProvenance
Probably acquired by Queen Alexandra
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Creator(s)
(jeweller)Acquirer(s)
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Medium and techniques
Carved agate bird with rose cut diamond eyes, on a gold perch
Measurements
13.0 x 5.3 cm (whole object)
Place of Production
St Petersburg [Russia]
Featured in
ExhibitionTreasures From The Queen's Palaces: The Queen's Gallery, Palace of Holyroodhouse
This exhibition brings together some of the finest treasures from the Royal Collection to celebrate Her Majesty’s Diamond Jubilee in 2012
