A silver-gilt en plein and cloisonné enamel pillbox
mark of Nikita Afansiev, Moscow, 1896-1908
Octagonal, the cover enamelled en plein with a floral wreath centering a bird, with a turquoise dotted border, the sides enamelled with vari-coloured flowerheads and foliate sprays on light blue ground, marked inside base and under cover
2 in. (5 cm.) long
A silver-gilt en plein and cloisonné enamel pillbox
mark of Nikita Afansiev, Moscow, 1896-1908
Octagonal, the cover enamelled en plein with a floral wreath centering a bird, with a turquoise dotted border, the sides enamelled with vari-coloured flowerheads and foliate sprays on light blue ground, marked inside base and under cover
2 in. (5 cm.) long