Lot 502
  • 502

A silver-gilt and cloisonné enamel casket, Nikolai Vasilevich Alexeev, Moscow, circa 1895

Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 GBP
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Description

  • width: 11.5cm, 4 1/5 in.
decorated with stylised foliage in blue, white and red enamels on a stippled ground within beaded borders, on four bell-shaped feet, 84 standard, with key

Condition

There are minor chips to the enamel on the handles. The lock does not function.
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