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MAKER'S MARK INDISTINCT, MOSCOW, 1908-1917
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A SILVER-GILT AND CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL CASKET
MAKER'S MARK INDISTINCT, MOSCOW, 1908-1917
Rectangular, the hinged cover and body enamelled with scrolling foliage on gilt stippled ground, all within light blue enamel ground with wirework floral motifs, the cover with a clasp at the front, on four bracket feet, with drop scroll handles, marked under base
3¼ in. (8.2 cm.) wide
MAKER'S MARK INDISTINCT, MOSCOW, 1908-1917
Rectangular, the hinged cover and body enamelled with scrolling foliage on gilt stippled ground, all within light blue enamel ground with wirework floral motifs, the cover with a clasp at the front, on four bracket feet, with drop scroll handles, marked under base
3¼ in. (8.2 cm.) wide
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, New York, 10 June 1992, lot 241.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Special notice
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