An Old Russian style painted and cloisonnй enamelled
box by Carl Faberge,
the cover and sides enamelled in a palette of dark greys, blues, browns and greens with Old Russian swirl and shaded stylised foliate motifs, two of the sides decorated with an unusual trellis motif created from filigree, the lid painted in enamel with a scene within an arch depicting a seventeenth century Noble Couple returning over a bridge from church with a youth nonchalantly looking on, based on a watercolour by Sergei Solomko (1867-1928), with silver gilt interior and base. Fabergй Moscow, 1908-1917, inventory number 32653.
6.8 cm by 5cm by 3.2cm