Michael Evlampievich Perkhin (; 1860-1903) was a Russian

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. Born in Okulovskaya in

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(now

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), he moved to

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, he joined the

House of Fabergé The House of Fabergé (; ) was a jewellery firm founded in 1842 in Saint Petersburg, Russia, by Gustav Fabergé, using the accented name ''Fabergé''. Gustav's sons Peter Carl and Agathonand grandsons followed him in running the business until ...

. With

Henrik Wigström Henrik Immanuel Wigström (2 October 1862 – 14 March 1923) a Finnish silver & goldsmith, was one of the most important Fabergé workmasters along with Michael Perchin. Perchin was the head workmaster from 1886 until his death in 1903, when he ...

, he was one of the two leading workmasters of the House of Fabergé.

Career

Perkhin became the leading workmaster in the House of Fabergé in 1886 and supervised production of the eggs until his death in St. Petersburg in 1903. The eggs he was responsible for were marked with his initials. He worked initially as a journeyman in the workshop of

Erik August Kollin Erik August Kollin (28 December 1836 – 1901) was a Finnish jeweler who worked for Fabergé in St. Petersburg. Kollin was born in Pohja in southwest Finland. He studied as a journeyman with gold and silversmith Alexander Palmén in Ekenäs i ...

. In 1884 he qualified as a master craftsman and his artistic potential must have been obvious to Fabergé who appointed him head workmaster in 1886. His workshop produced all types of ''objets de fantaisie'' in gold, enamel and hard stones. All the important commissions of the time, including some of the Imperial

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s, the renowned " Fabergé eggs", were made in his workshop. His period as head Fabergé workmaster is generally acknowledged to be the most artistically innovative, with a huge range of styles from neo-

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Notable works

Imperial Fabergé eggs

* Danish Palaces (Fabergé egg) *

Memory of Azov (Fabergé egg) The Memory of Azov (or the Azova Egg) is a jewelled Easter egg made under the supervision of the Russian jeweller Peter Carl Fabergé in 1891 for Tsar Alexander III of Russia. It was presented by Alexander III as an Easter gift to his wife, the ...

Caucasus (Fabergé egg) The Caucasus Egg is a jewelled enameled Easter egg made by Michael Perkhin under the supervision of the Russian jeweller Peter Carl Fabergé in 1893. The Fabergé egg was made for Alexander III of Russia, who presented it to his wife, Empress ...

Renaissance (Fabergé egg) The Renaissance egg is a jewelled agate Easter egg made by Michael Perchin under the supervision of the Russian jeweller Peter Carl Fabergé in 1894. The egg was made for Alexander III of Russia, who presented it to his wife, the Empress Maria F ...

Rosebud (Fabergé egg) The Rosebud egg is a jewelled enameled Easter egg made by Michael Perchin under the supervision of the Russian jeweller Peter Carl Fabergé in 1895, for Nicholas II of Russia, who presented the egg to his wife, Empress Alexandra Feodorovna. I ...

Blue Serpent Clock (Fabergé egg) The Blue Serpent Clock egg is an Imperial Fabergé egg, one of a series of fifty-two jeweled eggs made under the supervision of Peter Carl Fabergé for the Russian Imperial Family. This egg features a clock and is a design that Fabergé repeated ...

* Twelve Monograms (Fabergé egg) *

Rock Crystal (Fabergé egg) The Rock Crystal egg or Revolving Miniatures egg is an Imperial Fabergé egg, one in a series of fifty-two jeweled eggs made under the supervision of Peter Carl Fabergé for the Russian Imperial family. It was created in 1896 for Empress Alexand ...

Imperial Coronation (Fabergé egg) The Imperial Coronation egg is a jewelled Fabergé egg made under the supervision of the Russian jeweller, Peter Carl Fabergé, in 1897 by Fabergé ateliers, Mikhail Perkhin and Henrik Wigstrom. The egg was made to commemorate Tsarina, Empres ...

Lilies of the Valley (Fabergé egg) The Lilies of the Valley egg is a jewelled Fabergé egg made under the supervision of the Russian jeweller Peter Carl Fabergé in 1898 by Fabergé ateliers. The supervising goldsmith was Michael Perchin. The egg is one of the three eggs in the ...

Pelican (Fabergé egg) The Dowager (or Imperial Pelican) Fabergé egg, is a jewelled Easter egg made under the supervision of the Russian jeweller Peter Carl Fabergé in 1898. The egg was made for Nicholas II of Russia, who presented it to his mother, the Dowager Emp ...

Bouquet of Lilies Clock (Fabergé egg) The Bouquet of Lilies Clock egg (or the Madonna Lily Clock egg) is a Jewellery, jewelled Easter egg made under the supervision of the Russians, Russian jeweller Peter Carl Fabergé in 1899 for Tsar of Russia, Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, Nicholas ...

Pansy (Fabergé egg) The Pansy egg or Spinach Jade egg is one of the Imperial Russian Fabergé eggs, and it was commissioned in 1899 by Tsar Nicholas II as an Easter gift for his mother, Maria Feodorovna (Dagmar of Denmark), Dowager Empress Maria Feodoronova. Its desi ...

Trans–Siberian Railway (Fabergé egg) The Trans-Siberian Railway, historically known as the Great Siberian Route and often shortened to Transsib, is a large railway system that connects European Russia to the Russian Far East. Spanning a length of over , it is the longest railway ...

Cockerel (Fabergé egg) The Cockerel egg (also called the Cuckoo Clock egg) is one of the Imperial Fabergé eggs crafted by the jewellery firm House of Fabergé. The egg was given in the year 1900 by Tsar Nicholas II to Empress Maria Feodoronova as a gift. The egg ha ...

Gatchina Palace (Fabergé egg) The Gatchina Palace egg is a jewelled, enameled Easter egg made under the supervision of the Russian jeweler Peter Carl Fabergé in 1901, for Nicholas II of Russia. Nicholas II presented it to his mother, the Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna, a ...

Clover Leaf (Fabergé egg) The Clover Leaf egg is a jewelled Easter egg made under the supervision of the Russian jeweller Peter Carl Fabergé in 1902 for Tsar Nicholas II of Russia. It was presented by Nicholas as an Easter gift to his wife, the Tsarina Alexandra Feodo ...

* Empire Nephrite (Fabergé egg) *

Peter the Great (Fabergé egg) The Peter the Great egg is a Jewellery, jewelled Easter egg made under the supervision of the Russian jeweler Peter Carl Fabergé in 1903 for the last Tsar of Russia, Nicholas II of Russia, Nicholas II. Tsar Nicholas presented the Fabergé egg to ...

Royal Danish (Fabergé egg) The Royal Danish egg (also known as the Danish Jubilee egg) is a jewelled enameled Easter egg made under the supervision of the Russian jeweller Peter Carl Fabergé in 1903, for Nicholas II of Russia, who presented the egg to his mother, the D ...

Kelch Fabergé eggs

Kelch Hen (Fabergé egg) Kelch (from the Flemish for ''chalice A chalice (from Latin 'cup', taken from the Ancient Greek () 'cup') is a drinking cup raised on a stem with a foot or base. Although it is a technical archaeological term, in modern parlance the word i ...

* Twelve Panel (Fabergé egg) * Pine Cone (Fabergé egg) * Apple Blossom (Fabergé egg) * Rocaille (Fabergé egg) * Bonbonnière (Fabergé egg) *

Kelch Chanticleer (Fabergé egg) The Kelch Chanticleer egg is a jewelled, enameled Easter egg made by Michael Perchin under the supervision of the Russian jeweller Peter Carl Fabergé in 1904. It was made for the Russian industrialist Alexander Ferdinandovich Kelch, who presen ...

Other Fabergé eggs

Duchess of Marlborough (Fabergé egg) The Duchess of Marlborough egg, also known as the Pink Serpent egg, is a jewelled enameled Easter egg made by Michael Perchin under the supervision of the Russian jeweller Peter Carl Fabergé in 1902. The Duchess of Marlborough Egg is the only ...

Resurrection (Fabergé egg) The Resurrection egg is a jewelled rock crystal Easter egg believed to have been made by Michael Perchin under the supervision of the Russian jeweller Peter Carl Fabergé sometime before 1899. Long considered to be a separate Fabergé egg, it has ...

* Rose Quartz (Fabergé egg) * Rothschild (Fabergé egg) *

Scandinavian (Fabergé egg) The Scandinavian egg, also known as the Quisling egg, is an enamelled Easter egg made by Michael Perchin under the supervision of the Russian jeweller Peter Carl Fabergé between 1899 and 1903. The egg was made for a St. Petersburg client, one ...

* Spring Flowers (Fabergé egg)

References

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External links

Works by Michael Perkhin in the Royal Collection of the United Kingdom
{{DEFAULTSORT:Perkhin, Michael 1860 births 1903 deaths People from Prionezhsky District People from Petrozavodsky Uyezd Fabergé workmasters Silversmiths from the Russian Empire