Lot 63
  • 63

A Russian gem-set gilded silver, cloisonné and pictorial enamel table box, 11th Artel, Moscow, 1908-1917

Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 USD
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Description

  • silver, enamel, garnets
  • width 6 in., 15.2 cm
rectangular with stepped lid, the hinged cover with an en plein enamel plaque with a scene of a troika race in a Russian village, also set with four cabochon garnets, the sides enameled with scrolling floral and foliate ornament on a stippled gilt ground within panels of translucent purple enamel, the interior of the cover enameled in transparent lavender over a wavy guilloché ground, 84 standard

Condition

overall good condition
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Catalogue Note

For comparison, see Christie's London, 24 November 2008, lot 128.