Jewelled Silver-Gilt and Enamel Semi-Circular Desk Clock

by Fabergé

workmaster Mikhail Perkhin, St Petersburg, circa 1895 struck with workmaster’s initials and Fabergé in Cyrillic, French import marks, silver mark of 88 zolotniks, scratched with Fabergé inventory no. 57930 width: 17.5 cm

Lime green guilloche enamel silver-gilt desk clock, centring a white enamel dial with black Arabic chapters and pierced gold hands, within a seed-pearl bezel; the body applied with trelliswork mounts set with seed-pearls and silver-gilt roses at intervals, highlighted in red and green, with two palm branches in the openwork reserve, all within a laurel-chased outer border applied with rosettes at corners, with silver scroll strut and ivory back, marked throughout, engraved ‘ Rose’ on the lower border, also with French import marks.

Gold, SilverGilt and Enamel Square Clock

by Fabergé

workmaster Mikhail Perkhin, St Petersburg, circa 1895 struck with workmaster’s initials and Fabergé in Cyrillic, silver mark of 88 zolotniks, height: 15 cm

A varicoloured gold and silver-mounted square clock resting on its point, the surface enamelled in translucent green over concentric engine-turning applied with ribbon tied garlands of flowers, the bezel set with seed pearls, the border with a chased leaf motif, the circular strut with straight legs and applied scroll motifs, engraved with Cyrillic inscription and a feathered arrow.

For a clock of comparable design by Perkhin in lilac guilloché enamel, please see A. von Solodkoff, Fabergé Clocks, London, 1986, p. 28.