Polychrome Cloisonné Enamel Box with Velvet Interior

Description

A fine polychrome cloisonné enamel box with scrollwork and foliate decoration on all sides; the lid decorated with a central cartouche of mirrored confronted birds amid dense scrolling foliage in cobalt blue, turquoise, red, white and green enamel on a gilt ground. Velvet lined interior. Likely Russian or Eastern European, circa 1880-1910.

Height: 2.5 in. (6 cm.)
Width: 5 in. (13 cm.)
Depth: 3.5 in. (9 cm.)