A GROUP OF FIVE RUSSIAN CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL SILVER-GILT PILL BOXES AND A TRAY VARIOUS MAKERS

Details

Comprising:

a small tray, with scrolling foliage in shades of blue, white and red on gilt stippled ground, engraved with initials 'AA' under base, by Gustav Klingert, Moscow, 1892; a pill box, rectangular, the body and hinged cover with foliate design, by Varvara Baladanova, Moscow, 1908-1917;

a pill box, circular, the hinged cover en plein enamelled with flowers, the body with foliate motifs on gilt stippled ground withing white beaded borders, by Ivan Saltykov, Moscow, 1899-1908;

a pill box, circular, the body and hinged cover with flowerheads and geometric design in shades of green, blue, pink and brown, by Ivan Raspopov, Moscow, 1908-1917;

a pill box, circular, with scrolling foliage on gilt stippled ground, with turquoise beaded borders, no maker's mark, St Petersburg, circa 1890;

a pill box, circular, with scrolling foliage on gilt stippled ground, with white beaded borders, maker's mark indistinct, St Petersburg, 1908-1917 The tray, 57⁄8 in. (15 cm.) long, and smaller

Provenance

Acquired by the grandfather of the present owner in the 1970-1980s.