A Nicholas II early 20^th century Russian 84 zolotnik silver gilt cloisonné enamel small kvosh, Moscow post-1908 by Nikolai Nikolaevich Zverev

Of conventional oval form, wire work decoration of rosettes and foliage infilled with seven colours of enamel, white, turquoise, sage green, light blue, Royal blue, foil back red and foil back purple, all against a textured ground with turquoise pelleted bands. Marked underneath with maker’s mark HЭ, with kokoshnik and subsidiary kokoshnik.

Length – 7.6 cm / 3 inches

Weight – 57 grams / 1.83 ozt