A gem-set silver-gilt, plique-à-jour and cloisonné enamel bowl, Nikolai Alekseev, Moscow, circa 1908-1917

A gem-set silver-gilt, plique-à-jour and cloisonné enamel bowl, Nikolai Alekseev, Moscow, circa 1908-1917

the lobed panels decorated with Usolsk style flowers against alternating blue, mint and green grounds with geometric and floral borders, the upper rim set with six cabochon chalcedonies, emeralds and garnets against a cream ground, gilt interior, on tapering foot with blue ornament, struck on the underside with workmaster's initials in Cyrillic, further engraved with a monogram, 88 standard

diameter 11cm, 4 1/3in.