Michael Evlampievich Perkhin (russian: Михаи́л Евла́мпиевич Пе́рхин) (1860-1903) was an Imperial Russian

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. Born in Okulovskaya in

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(now

Republic of Karelia The Republic of Karelia (russian: Респу́блика Каре́лия, Respublika Kareliya; ; krl, Karjalan tašavalta; ; fi, Karjalan tasavalta; vep, Karjalan Tazovaldkund, Ludic: ''Kard’alan tazavald''), also known as just Karelia (rus ...

), he moved to

St. Petersburg Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...

, he joined the

House of Fabergé The House of Fabergé (; Russian: Дом Фаберже) was a jewellery firm founded in 1842 in Saint Petersburg, Russia, by Gustav Faberge, using the accented name ''Fabergé''. Gustav's sons – Peter Carl and Agathon – and grandsons follo ...

. 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 born in Pohja in SW Finland. He studied as a journeyman with gold and silversmith Alexander Palmén in Ekenäs in 1858 before travelling to St. Petersburg. He qualified as workmaster in 18 ...

. 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) *

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 ...

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. ...

* Blue Serpent Clock (Fabergé egg) * Twelve Monograms (Fabergé egg) * Rock Crystal (Fabergé egg) * Imperial Coronation (Fabergé egg) *

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) * Bouquet of Lilies Clock (Fabergé egg) *

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, Dowager Empress Maria Feodoronova. Its design was overseen by the jeweler Peter ...

Trans–Siberian Railway (Fabergé egg) The Trans-Siberian Railway (TSR; , , ) connects European Russia to the Russian Far East. Spanning a length of over , it is the longest railway line in the world. It runs from the city of Moscow in the west to the city of Vladivostok in the eas ...

* Cockerel (Fabergé egg) *

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, ...

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 Feod ...

* Empire Nephrite (Fabergé egg) * Peter the Great (Fabergé egg) *

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

Other Fabergé eggs

* Duchess of Marlborough (Fabergé egg) *

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 ha ...

* Rose Quartz (Fabergé egg) *

Rothschild (Fabergé egg) The Rothschild egg is a jewelled, enameled, decorated egg that was made under the supervision of the Russian jeweller Peter Carl Fabergé by the workshop of Michael Perchin in 1902. Béatrice Ephrussi de Rothschild presented this egg to upon ...

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
1860 births 1903 deaths People from Prionezhsky District People from Petrozavodsky Uyezd Fabergé workmasters Silversmiths from the Russian Empire {{Russia-bio-stub