Lot 111
  • 111

a russian gilded silver and shaded enamel pictorial box, the eleventh artel, Moscow, circa 1910

Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
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Description

  • Diameter 2 3/4 in.
  • 6.9 cm
Of compressed circular form, enameled with brightly colored flowers, foliage, and geometric motifs on a stippled gilt ground, the hinged cover with an en plein enamel plaque depicting a young girl in boyarina's costume, probably after Elizaveta Bëm, with a cabochon green stone thumbpiece, the interior gilded

Condition

overall good condition
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