A RUSSIAN SILVER-GILT AND CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL TRIPTYCH EASTER EGG BY...
Ovoid, enameled overall with stylized scrolling foliage in blue, green, cream and pink, the two hinged covers centering dark green roundels painted with Cyrillic initials 'Kh.V.' for 'Christ is Risen', opening to reveal an icon of Christ Pantocrator, the interior of the covers engraved in Russian '[To] the esteemed kapellmeister N.R. Bitt, from the grateful orchestra / wishes for many more years of working together / 6 IV 1914', marked on suspension loop and body with maker's mark
35⁄8 in. (9.2 cm.) high, including suspension ring
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Ovoid, enameled overall with stylized scrolling foliage in blue, green, cream and pink, the two hinged covers centering dark green roundels painted with Cyrillic initials 'Kh.V.' for 'Christ is Risen', opening to reveal an icon of Christ Pantocrator, the interior of the covers engraved in Russian '[To] the esteemed kapellmeister N.R. Bitt, from the grateful orchestra / wishes for many more years of working together / 6 IV 1914', marked on suspension loop and body with maker's mark
35⁄8 in. (9.2 cm.) high, including suspension ring
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