A silver-gilt and cloisonné enamel tea glass holder, 11th Artel, Moscow, 1908-1917

finely decorated with shaded enamel foliate motifs and scrolls against alternating opaque maroon and green enamelled grounds, the pierced upper section enamelled in peach with scroll and fan motifs, accented with silver beading and tied together by a horizontal black enamel band, the curved handle similarly decorated and reserved on a ground of green and powder-blue, with replacement tea-glass, struck to base with maker's mark, 84 standard

height 9.6 cm; 3 7/8 in.