Silver and Enamel Square Desk Clock by Fabergé

workmaster Mikhail Perkhin, St Petersburg, circa 1895 struck with workmaster’s initials and Fabergé in Cyrillic, silver mark of 88 zolotniks, scratched with Fabergé inventory no. 1083 height: 10.5 cm

Square silver-gilt desk clock, enamelled in translucent lilac over a chevron guilloché ground, applied with ribbontied laurel garlands entwined over batons with pinecone terminals, centred with a white enamel dial within a silver border mounted with a row of seed pearls, inscribed with black Arabic chapters and with rose gold openwork scrolling hands, all within a chased leaftip silver border with rosette corners, an ivorine reverse and a silver strut inscribed ‘Ned. zav.’ in Cyrillic, in a fitted wooden case.